Stephan Tauschitz

This article deals with the former State Secretary and President of the National Council Stephan Tauschitz. For the ÖVP club chairman of the Carinthian People's Party see Stephan Michael Tauschitz .

Stephan Tauschitz (born July 9, 1889 in Hörtendorf ; † March 29, 1970 in Klagenfurt ) was an Austrian farmer, politician ( Landbund ) and diplomat .

After attending secondary school in Klagenfurt, Tauschitz studied at the Vienna University of Technology ( Dipl.-Ing. 1922). From 1914 to 1918 he was used in World War I, wounded in Serbia and promoted to captain. He was Gauleiter of the Heimwehr , but then resigned from it.

In 1927 he became a member of the Landbund . Tauschitz was a member of the Carinthian Landtag (1927-1930), which he chaired from October 27, 1931 to October 20, 1932. From 1927 to 1934 he was a member of the National Council , from 1931 to 1932 the third president of the National Council . From 1932 to 1933 he was also chairman of the parliamentary club of the Landbund.

In 1933 he was appointed Austrian envoy in Berlin ; additionally accredited u. a. in Kaunas . From July 10, 1934 to August 3, 1934, Tauschitz was State Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the Federal Chancellery.

On May 7, 1945, Friedrich Rainer handed over his official duties as Gauleiter and Governor of Carinthia to an executive committee. The chairman of this committee was a social democrat Hans Piesch , his deputy was Stefan Tauschitz. The British took note of this “state government” for the time being, but were not ready to recognize it.

In 1950 he was re-accepted into the diplomatic service of the Republic of Austria, he was envoy and later ambassador to Argentina (additionally accredited to Paraguay and Uruguay, among others), most recently to Athens. On December 31, 1954, he was given permanent retirement. On February 28, 1955, his employment as a retired civil servant ended.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ H. Wendler, Biographical Register , Volume 2, p. 722

Web links

• Stephan Tauschitz on the website of the Austrian Parliament

predecessor	Office	successor
Felix Frank	Austrian envoy in Berlin 1933–1938	- (from 1950: Josef Schöner in Bonn)
Otto Günther	Austrian envoy in Buenos Aires 1950–1954	Max Loewenthal-Chlumecky
Paul Winterstein	Austrian envoy in Athens 1954–1955	Robert Friedinger-Pranter