Bruno Pittermann (3 September 1905 – 19 September 1983) was an

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

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politician.

Early life

Pittermann was trained in geography, history, and pedagogy. In his youth, he took a job as an education expert in the Chamber of Labor in Klagenfurt. In 1934, he was fired from his job because of his membership in the

Social Democratic Party of Austria The Social Democratic Party of Austria ( , SPÖ) is a social democratic political party in Austria. Founded in 1889 as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (, SDAPÖ) and later known as the Socialist Party of Austria () from 1945 unt ...

. Afterwards, he joined the illegal (RSÖ) during the Fatherland Front regime. He worked as a teacher while studying for a doctorate in law. After the annexation of Austria in Nazi Germany in 1938, Pittermann was fired from his teaching position.

Post-war activities

He served as both the chairman of the

from 1957 to 1967, and the Vice Chancellor of Austria from 1957 to 1966. In 1966, he resigned as head of the party and was succeeded by

Bruno Kreisky Bruno Kreisky (; 22 January 1911 – 29 July 1990) was an Austrian social democratic politician who served as foreign minister from 1959 to 1966 and as chancellor from 1970 to 1983. Aged 72, he was the oldest chancellor after World War II. Kr ...

. From 1964 to 1976, he was president of the

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References

1905 births 1983 deaths Politicians from Vienna Vice-chancellors of Austria Presidents of the Socialist International Grand Crosses 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Austria-politician-stub