Stephan Koren

Stephan Koren (born November 14, 1919 in Wiener Neustadt ; † January 26, 1988 in Vienna ) was an Austrian politician ( ÖVP ) and economist. He was Austrian Finance Minister (1968 to 1970), leader of the opposition in the National Council as a chairman of the ÖVP parliamentary club (1970 to 1978) and President of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (1978 to 1988).

Life

Stephan Koren was born as the son of a casual worker from southern Styria and a farmer's daughter from Waldviertel . He graduated from the secondary school in Wiener Neustadt in 1938 . In 1941 he lost his right hand when an airplane was shot down in the Russian campaign and was subsequently allowed to study economics. In 1946 he received his doctorate and began his professional career. Stephan Koren was married to Marianne. They had six children, including Elisabeth Bleyleben-Koren and Stephan Koren .

Professional and political career

Koren worked at the Austrian economic research institute from 1945 to 1965 , after which he lectured at the University of Innsbruck and at the Vienna University of Economics and Business . As an advocate of a hard currency policy , he shaped Austrian economic policy. He became known through the Korenplan , an economic concept drawn up by the ÖVP in 1967. A year later, Koren became State Secretary in the Federal Chancellery , and from 1968 to 1970 also Minister of Finance in the government of Josef Klaus . He was then from 1970 to 1978 as a member of the National Council during the government of Bruno Kreisky, the club chairman of the ÖVP parliamentary club and thus opposition leader . On September 10, 1970, Koren had prevailed in a fighting vote for the club's chairmanship. As a warning from the opposition side against Kreisky's policy of deficit spending , he received the reputation of being a Kassandra .

Stephan Koren's tomb

In 1978 Koren finally took over the office of President of the Austrian National Bank , which he held until his death. From 1968 Koren was an honorary member of the Catholic student association K.Ö.HV Mercuria Vienna in the ÖCV .

Appreciation

Stephan-Koren-Straße in Wiener Neustadt is named after him.
The Association of Professors of the Vienna University of Economics will award annually since 1996 to encourage young scientists to € 2,200 with doped Stephan Koren Prize of doctorate graduates from the Vienna University of Economics for the best theses of the academic year.

Web links

Commons : Stephan Koren - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Stephan Koren in the catalog of the German National Library
Stephan Koren on the website of the Austrian Parliament
Archive recordings with Stephan Koren in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library (speeches, radio broadcasts)

Individual evidence

↑ Dr. Stephan Koren 1919–1988. P. 75. In: Günter Schicho, Martin Welte, Marianne Neuber: BRG. 1863-2013. Festschrift 150 years of the Bundesrealgymnasium Gröhrmühlgasse Wiener Neustadt. School community of the Bundesrealgymnasium Gröhrmühlgasse, Wiener Neustadt 2013.
↑ Die Presse: You don't love witty scoffers (May 16, 2009)
↑ https://www.oecv.at/Biolex/Detail/12100241
↑ Stephan Koren Prize

personal data
SURNAME	Koren, Stephan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council
DATE OF BIRTH	November 14, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wiener Neustadt , Lower Austria
DATE OF DEATH	January 26, 1988
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Dr. Stephan Koren 1919–1988. P. 75. In: Günter Schicho, Martin Welte, Marianne Neuber: BRG. 1863-2013. Festschrift 150 years of the Bundesrealgymnasium Gröhrmühlgasse Wiener Neustadt. School community of the Bundesrealgymnasium Gröhrmühlgasse, Wiener Neustadt 2013.

[2] Die Presse: You don't love witty scoffers (May 16, 2009)

[3] ttps://www.oecv.at/Biolex/Detail/12100241

[4] Stephan Koren Prize