Peter Wittmann

This article deals with the Austrian politician. For the article on the artist, see Peter Wittmann (artist) .

Peter Wittmann (2010)

Peter Wittmann (born March 8, 1957 in Wiener Neustadt ) is an Austrian politician ( SPÖ ). From 1993 to 1997 he was mayor of Wiener Neustadt, from 1997 to 2000 State Secretary in the Federal Chancellery and from 2000 to 2019 a member of the National Council.

Life

Peter Wittmann attended the Bundesgymnasium Babenbergerring in Wiener Neustadt (1967–1975) and completed a law degree at the University of Vienna ( doctorate 1980). In 1981/1982 he completed a language course in China. He has been working as a lawyer since 1987 .

Wittmann began his political career in the municipal council of Wiener Neustadt, from 1993 to 1997 he was mayor . From 1997 to 2000 he was State Secretary in the Federal Chancellery for Europe , Art and Sport . From February 24, 2000 he was a member of the National Council and acted as constitutional spokesman for the SPÖ.

In the course of the songbook affair in the run-up to the Lower Austrian state elections in 2018 , it became known that Wittmann had contacts with the Germania fraternity and, during his time as mayor of Wiener Neustadt, had invited the fraternity to a song evening on the occasion of the city's 800th anniversary celebrations. In the same year he was given a "memorial stone" from the fraternity. Due to these connections and an alleged lie of Wittmann in connection with a senior city official and SPÖ member, who is being investigated under the National Socialist Prohibition Act, the ÖVP demanded Wittmann's resignation. After the National Council election in 2019 , he resigned from the National Council.

Wittmann is divorced and has two daughters.

Awards (excerpt)

• Large Silver Decoration on Ribbon for Services to the Republic of Austria (2000)

Web links

Commons : Peter Wittmann  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Peter Wittmann on the website of the Austrian Parliament
• Radio reports with Peter Wittmann in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mein District.at: Nazi songs: Ex-SPÖ functionary is said to have illustrated Germania book . January 30, 2018 ( mein district.at [accessed February 1, 2018]).
2. ↑ Patrick Wammerl: SPÖ slides further into the songbook affair . February 1, 2018 ( kurier.at [accessed February 1, 2018]).
3. ^ NS songbook: Illustrator was a member of the SPÖ - noe.ORF.at. January 30, 2018, accessed February 1, 2018 . 
4. ^ Germania: ÖVP accuses SP-Wittmann of lying . February 1, 2018 ( noen.at [accessed February 1, 2018]).
5. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)