Leopold Figl
Austrian politician; Chancellor of Austria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leopold Figl (2 October 1902 – 9 May 1965) was an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (Christian Democrats) and the first Federal Chancellor after World War II. He was also the youngest Federal Chancellor of Austria after the war before Sebastian Kurz.
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Leopold Figl | |
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Chancellor of Austria | |
In office 20 December 1945 – 2 April 1953 | |
President | Karl Renner Theodor Körner |
Vice-Chancellor | Adolf Schärf |
Preceded by | Karl Renner |
Succeeded by | Julius Raab |
Vice-Chancellor of Austria | |
In office 27 April 1945 – 20 December 1945 | |
Chancellor | Karl Renner |
Preceded by | Edmund Glaise-Horstenau (1938) |
Succeeded by | Adolf Schärf |
Governor of Lower Austria | |
In office 14 January 1962 – 9 May 1965 | |
Preceded by | Johann Steinböck |
Succeeded by | Eduard Hartmann |
In office 25 May 1945 – 15 October 1945 | |
Preceded by | Hugo Jury |
Succeeded by | Johann Steinböck |
President of the National Council | |
In office 9 June 1959 – 5 February 1962 | |
Preceded by | Felix Hurdes |
Succeeded by | Alfred Maleta |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 26 November 1953 – 9 June 1959 | |
Chancellor | Julius Raab |
Preceded by | Karl Gruber |
Succeeded by | Bruno Kreisky |
Personal details | |
Born | (1902-10-02)2 October 1902 Rust, Michelhausen, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 9 May 1965(1965-05-09) (aged 62) Vienna, Austria |
Political party | People's Party |
Alma mater | Universität für Bodenkultur Wien |
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