Rudolf Sallinger

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Rudolf Sallinger (born September 3, 1916 in Lassee , Lower Austria , † March 7, 1992 in Vienna ) was an Austrian politician ( ÖVP ).

Life

1996 by Hortensia Fussy designed monument on Rudolf-Sallinger-Platz

As a trained bricklayer and master stonemason , Rudolf Sallinger ran his wife's stonemason business with around 50 employees in Vienna- Margareten from 1943 . As a student, Sallinger applied for admission to the NSDAP in April 1938 , in which he referred to his political activities for the NSDAP in the form of distribution of scatter labels and a police penalty in 1933. However, the application was rejected in 1941 because Sallinger's activity during the “ fighting time ” did not “meet the requirements for registration”.

After the end of the Second World War he was active in various functions in the business representation, such as in the guild . From 1953 he was the curator of the Economic Development Institute in Vienna. The WIFI Vienna was built on the site of the former Rotschild Hospital on the Währinger Gürtel.

His best-known activity was as President of the Federal Chamber of Commerce from February 14, 1964 to December 1990, when he was no longer running due to age. He took over the office from Julius Raab, who had died shortly before . Under him the network of foreign missions of the Austrian economy was built up worldwide.

From 1966 to 1980 he was also chairman of the Austrian Economic Association and member of the National Council .

A main concern for him has always been the functioning of the social partnership , which he lived at the same time as the then trade union president Anton Benya as a counterpart, which earned him great recognition. His behavior was viewed critically in the dispute over the construction of the Hainburg power plant , which he, like Benya, campaigned for.

Sallinger, who was influential in the ÖVP, is also considered the kingmaker of Erhard Busek first and then Wolfgang Schüssel .

Honors

Vienna Central Cemetery - honor grave of Rudolf Sallinger

Sallinger was buried next to Julius Raab and Leopold Figl in a grave of honor in the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 14 C, number 21 B).

On May 14, 1992, the Ing.-Rudolf-Sallinger-Platz in Vienna-Landstrasse (3rd district) was named after him. Almost two years later, at the request of the family, the title was deleted from the name, whereupon the square has since been known as Rudolf-Sallinger-Platz . In Vienna-Margareten a park was named after him on September 12, 2000; the former Hartmannpark (the name was not official) has since been called Rudolf-Sallinger-Park .

The Rudolf Sallinger Fund named after him awards the Rudolf Sallinger Prize every year .

Awards

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Street names in Vienna since 1860 as “political places of remembrance” (PDF; 4.4 MB), p. 245f, final research report, Vienna, July 2013
  2. ↑ a b Rudolf Sallinger. Powerful social partner and influential ÖVP kingmaker. A tall man of small stature with a wide heart. in the press on November 30, 2007, accessed November 4, 2010
  3. ^ Paul Lendvai : Mein Österreich , page 67 ISBN 978-3-902404-46-6
personal data
SURNAME Sallinger, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council
DATE OF BIRTH September 3, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Lassee
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 1992
Place of death Vienna