Franz Vranitzky (* 4 October 1937 in Vienna) was from 1986 to 1997 Austrian Federal Chancellor and from 1988 to 1997 of Federal Party chairmen of the

Life and career

As a son of an iron caster Franz Vranitzky with a sister in simple conditions in the worker environment buildup. The family lived in 17. Viennese municipality district Hernals. It visited the material High School Geblergasse and studied following the university for world trade in Vienna marketing and management. During the study he worked as a helping teacher for latin and English and as an assistant on the building. 1960 it locked the study as a Diplom-Kaufmann. Since 1962 it is member of the As a young person Franz Vranitzky member of the Austrian basketball national team was and failed 1960 in the qualification for XVII. Olympic summer games in Rome.

Franz Vranitzky married 1962 Christine (born Christians). From the marriage two children, son Robert and Tochter Claudia, followed.

Its vocational career began it 1961 in the Siemens Schuckertwerken. Still in the same year it changed into the Austrian central bank. it attained a doctorate to 1969 to the doctor of the commercial sciences. 1970 it became economics and relating to financial policy advisors of Minister of Finance Hannes Androsch in the government of Federal Chancellor Bruno Kreisky.

Starting from 1976 Vranitzky was busy in leading function in different Austrian banks (1976-1981: deputy general manager of the CA-BV, 1981: General manager of the CA-BV and deputy general manager of the Austrian land bank, 1981-1984: General manager and member of the board of the Land bank), to Federal Chancellor Fred Sinowatz it 1984 as Ministers of Finance into the government appointed.

During the election campaign to the Federal President choice 1986 Federal Chancellor Sinowatz vehement had arisen against the candidate of the Kurt forest home. When this was selected on 8 June, Sinowatz withdrew in consequence of the events "of the forest home affair in such a way specified "and recommended Franz Vranitzky as its successor. This assumed and continued first the coalition government (cabinet Vranitzky I) with the

When on 13 September 1986 Haider were selected with the help of the German national wing of the party in place of the moderate Norbert Steger to the Federal Party chairman of the Vranitzky terminated the coalition on 14 September and the national council was dissolved.

From the following national council elections on 23 November 1986 the followed again as a the strongest party and Vranitzky educated to 1987 a new coalition cabinet with the as coalition partner (cabinet Vranitzky II). 1988 it followed Fred Sinowatz also in the function of the Federal Party chairman of the

With regard to foreign policy he saw himself with the continuous discussion confronted around the war past of Federal President Kurt forest home and the international isolation of Austria resulting from it. Thus he took over abroad also repeats tasks of representation, which would have been given otherwise to the Federal President. To it, the relationship succeeded both at the USA, the forest home in April 1987 on "watch cunning "had set, as well as at Israel, which had withdrawn its Ambassador after the choice of forest home to normalize.

Relating to domestic affairs it paid attention to protect distance to Haider and its politics which was deplored of this as "Ausgrenzung ".

Vranitzkys speech before the national council was remarkable on 8 June 1991. Therein it related not only those, up to then also from official page high-held, thesis of Austria as first victim of the display of power of the German Reich under Adolf Hitler (see also "connection ") separates admitted also the partial responsibility of the Austrians at the Second World War and its consequences:

"There is a joint responsibility for the wrong, which Austria as state, probably however to citizens of this country over other humans and peoples did not bring. "

"We profess ourselves to all acts of our history and to the acts of all parts of our people, to the good as to the bad; and as we the good for us in requirement take, have we for the bad to apologize - with the survivors and with the descendants of the dead ones. "

Emphasis of its foreign policy was, in particular after the collapse "of the Eastern Bloc ", the intensification of the contacts with the Eastern European states, as well as the preparation and execution of the entry of Austria to the European union, whereby it co-operated closely with the minister of foreign affairs and vice-chancellor at that time Alois Mock After the popular vote on 12 June 1994, with 66.64 the % the Austrian for it discussions, took place itself on 1 January 1995 the entry of Austria to the European union.

At the end of of 1995 came it, after the government coalition (cabinet Vranitzky IV) had broken apart, to preferred new elections. Again the came out as a the be correct-strongest party from the choice. In March 1996 the cabinet Vranitzky V was angelobt, a further coalition government with the under guidance Wolfgang which had already belonged to the preceding coalition governments since 1989 as a minister of economics and since May 1995 as vice-chancellor and a minister of foreign affairs.

In the 1997 Vranitzky withdrew both and Federal Chancellors, like also and Federal Party chairmen. Its successor in both offices became Viktor climate.

After separating from the Austrian policy it became first from March to Octobers of 1997 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Euro particular agents for Albania.

Afterwards Vranitzky returned again to the banking and became political Konsulent of the WestLB. In the December of the same yearly it became supervisory board member in franc Stronachs company Magna international. Further Franz Vranitzky supervisory board member of the TUI AG and supervisory board chairman of the Magic Life the club is international hotel GmbH.

Honors

• 9. June 1993 - Honour doctor of the Hebrew university of Jerusalem for "its courageous expressions over the partial responsibility of Austria at the Nazi crimes ".
• 25. May 1995 - International Karl price of the city Aachen, in "appreciation of its employment of many years and unbeirrten for the stabilization of Europe, in particular for the binding of the regions of Eastern Europe to the European union ".
• 10. November 2005 - Golden medal of the Jewish Loge B' nai B' rith for "its commitment with the processing of the history of Austria since 1945 and for its close relations with the Jewish community ".

See also

Federal Governments: Vranitzky I, Vranitzky II, Vranitzky III, Vranitzky IV, Vranitzky V

Literature

• Franz Vranitzky: Political memories, Paul Zsolnay publishing house, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3552051775
• bishop, Anton Pelinka, Ferdinand Karlhofer (Hg.): The Vranitzky Era in Austria, new Brunswick, new jersey 1999, ISBN 0765804905

Related links

• Franz Vranitzky biography
• Karl price 1995 information to the person, Laudatio and thank speech
• Historical politics of the 1970 to 2000

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