Rudolf Schwaiger (politician)
Rudolf Schwaiger (born April 17, 1920 in Wattenberg , Tyrol ; † March 10, 1986 in Weer , Tyrol ) was an Austrian politician ( ÖVP ).
Life
Rudolf Schwaiger visited after the elementary school a human High School . He later received his doctorate from the University of Innsbruck . Then he went into business for himself and founded a sawmill in Weer . As a politician, Schwaiger was one of the founding members of the boarding school for skiers and the ski school in Tyrolean Stams in 1967 .
His political career began in the late 1950s when he moved into the Weer local council for the ÖVP . In 1961 he moved as a member of the Tyrolean state parliament . Schwaiger was a member of this group for ten years, until 1971. In November of the same year he moved to Vienna as a member of the Federal Council . Schwaiger was Federal Councilor for 15 years. Schwaiger took over the office of Federal Council President three times, in 1976, 1981 and most recently in the second half of 1985 .
Rudolf Schwaiger died shortly before his 66th birthday in office.
Web links
- Rudolf Schwaiger (politician) on the website of the Austrian Parliament
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Otto Hofmann-Wellenhof | President of the Austrian Federal Council July 1, 1976 - December 31, 1976 |
Hans Bürkle |
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Otto Hofmann-Wellenhof | President of the Austrian Federal Council January 1, 1981 - June 30, 1981 |
Hans Pitschmann |
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Eduard Pumpernig | President of the Austrian Federal Council July 1, 1985 - December 31, 1985 |
Georg Ludescher |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Schwaiger, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament, member of the Federal Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wattenberg , Tyrol |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1986 |
| Place of death | Weer , Tyrol |