Christian Broda (* 12. March 1919 in Vienna; "† 1 February 1987 ebenda); was a Austrian politician.

Life

Broda buildup together with its brother Engelbert Broda, which became later a famous chemist, in civil Viennese a lawyer and an artist family. In recent years it became member of the combination of socialist central pupils and the socialist youth movement. In the year 1934 it was taken into political detention, because it had participated in the Austrian civil war in February. After its release it began with the study of the jurisprudence.

Of the to the

Christian Broda was originally member of the (pseudonym Janda) and delegates with the communist youth-international in the Soviet Union. With its change of the to the it insured the in a letter from 11 August 1945 at their central committee to stand further to the principles of the these is evenly in the better convertible. Statement of the former Minister of the Interior Franz Olah on 17 October 1995, which has a copy of this letter.

Literally it wrote: ""with the victory of the national socialism over Austria in the year 1938 I recognized the prominent role of the in the anti-fascist liberty fight without reservation. In the future I regarded it as my task to support the communist organizations, where I could do it only. "Broda insured, "that I (notes: Broda) me, as in the future since my earliest youth as a communist, also in my occupation and possible public activity only as a representative the prominent democratic and anti-fascist Kraft in Austria, which regards a communist party of Austria, and will feel it responsible opposite. "Letter of Christian Broda to the central committee of the from 11 August 1945 quotes after Hans Pretterebner

During the Second World War Broda was a soldier in the German armed forces. Still before the surrender of the armed forces it terminated its war service and followed the group of resistances free Austria.

Time after the Second World War

Broda opened a law office after the war. To its clients belonged among other things Herbert of Karajan and Hans Weigel. 1949 he became socialist lawyer of the Starting from 1957 it was member of the Austrian Upper House of Parliament, 1962 became it a delegate of the national council.

It is considered as one of the participants of the Viennese in such a way specified of newspaper war 1958, because it at that time locked a verbal contract with Fritz Molden, in which it this financial support against the competition newspapers courier and picture Telegraf and thus against the assured. Further Broda made for the publishing house leader of the picture Telegrafen, Hans Behrmann to 10. March 1958, only two days before outbreak of the newspaper war, a bid for the newspaper, which was limited on one day. It was rejected.

During the successor newspaper of the picture Telegrafen, which was express Broda with 50% as quiet partners involved.

Political functions

In the year 1960 he became Minister of Justice in the third cabinet of Julius Raab. It held this function up to the year 1966. As high point the abolition of the death penalty in the national council is considered to its career 1968, which was one of the largest political goals Brodas.

From 1970 to 1983 he was again Minister of Justice in the Alleinregierung under Bruno Kreisky. Into this term of office the large reform of the family right (re-organization of the legal status of illegitimate children 1970, equalization of man and woman in the civil right 1975, re-organization of the child shank right 1977) falls likewise, the entry into force of a new penal code 1975, the consumer law for the protection 1979 as well as the reform the trustee shank for handicapped persons 1982.

it received the human right price of the Council of Europe to 1987.

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