Werner Melter
Werner Melter (born March 28, 1924 in Feldkirch ; † May 24, 2007 in Amsterdam ) was an Austrian politician ( FPÖ ) and secretary of the Vorarlberg War Victims Association. From 1966 to 1979 he was a member of the Austrian National Council and from 1959 to 1966 a member of the Vorarlberg state parliament .
education and profession
Werner Melter was born on March 28, 1924 as the son of Oskar and Anna Melter in Feldkirch - Tosters . After attending elementary school in the school brothers in Feldkirch, graduated Melter the grammar school in Feldkirch and placed there in 1942, the war Matura from. Immediately afterwards he was drafted into the German armed forces and in November 1942 was taken prisoner of war by the Soviets , from which he was released in October 1945 after the war ended. After his release from captivity and his return to Vorarlberg, Werner Melter spent the time up to spring 1946 mainly in sick treatment in the retreat house Tisis and in the sanatorium Valduna in Rankweil . From May 1, 1946, he worked professionally as a secretary of the Vorarlberg War Victims Association, to whose founding committee he was also a member from January 3, 1946.
Political career
Melter represented the Vorarlberg Freedom Party from 1959 to 1966 as a member of the Bregenz electoral district in the Vorarlberg state parliament and from 1960 was a substitute member or member of the Bregenz city council . He also worked as a member of the family policy advisory board in the Federal Chancellery and was employee representative at the general assembly of the employee pension insurance company. Between March 30, 1966 and June 4, 1979 Werner Melter was a member of the National Council for the FPÖ . He died of heart failure on May 24, 2007 while on vacation in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam .
Awards
- 1974: Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 1986: Silver medal of the state of Vorarlberg
Web links
- Werner Melter on the website of the Austrian Parliament
- Biography of Werner Melter in the parliamentary materials of the Vorarlberg Landtag.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vorarlberger Nachrichten : Werner Melter's obituary notice, May 31, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Melter, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (FPÖ), member of the state parliament, member of the National Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Feldkirch |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 2007 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |