Christian Broda (12 March 1916 in

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– 1 February 1987 in Vienna) was an Austrian

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and politician of the

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. He served as Minister of Justice of Austria from 1960 to 1966 in the third cabinet of

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, and again as Minister of Justice in the cabinet of

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from 1970 to 1983. He was awarded the European Human Rights Prize of the

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in 1986.

Literature

* Béla Rásky: "Christian Broda". In: Herbert Dachs (ed.), ''Die Politiker. Karrieren und Wirken bedeutender Repräsentanten der Zweiten Republik''. Vienna: Manz 1995.

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* Government ministers of Austria 1916 births 1987 deaths Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Ministers of justice of Austria {{Austria-bio-stub