Franz Josef Jonas (4 October 1899 – 24 April 1974) was an Austrian politician who served as the president of Austria between 1965 and 1974 as a member of the Socialist Party of Austria. He previously served as mayor of Vienna from 1951 to 1965 while simultaneously serving in the Austrian Parliament. Jonas first entered politics as a young adult while he was working as a typesetter, joining the Socialist Youth Movement and the Printers' Union. He served on the town council of Floridsdorf beginning in 1945 and was then placed in command of Vienna's food supply and housing in 1948 and 1949, respe
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Franz Josef Jonas (4 October 1899 – 24 April 1974) was an Austrian politician who served as the president of Austria between 1965 and 1974 as a member of the Socialist Party of Austria. He previously served as mayor of Vienna from 1951 to 1965 while simultaneously serving in the Austrian Parliament. Jonas first entered politics as a young adult while he was working as a typesetter, joining the Socialist Youth Movement and the Printers' Union. He served on the town council of Floridsdorf beginning in 1945 and was then placed in command of Vienna's food supply and housing in 1948 and 1949, respectively. Jonas took interest in international affairs, making several international trips as mayor and as president. As president, he oversaw the creation of a minority government under Bruno Kreisky, the leader of the Socialist Party. Jonas died in office after he was diagnosed with stomach cancer.
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Early life and career Franz Jonas was born in Vienna on 4 October 1899. He was born to a working-class family and had seven siblings. After graduating school, he attended the printers' school of graphic arts. He later attended the Wiener Arbeiterbildungszentrum (transl. Viennese Workers' Education Centre) where his instructors included fellow future presidents Karl Renner, Adolf Schärf, and Theodor Körner. He did not receive formal schooling at a traditional university. Jonas was conscripted during World War I to fight in the Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces in 1917. He served in the Deutschmeister regiment, where he served on the Eastern Front and the Italian front. He got a job as a typesetter at the end of the war in 1919 and continued in the profession until 1932. Jonas met Margarete "Grete" Towarek in 1921 at the home of a worker with the socialists, and they married on 22 December 1922. They honeymooned in the Vienna Woods and then moved into a Krankenhaushäusern in Floridsdorf. They did not have any children, as they were first unable to support any financially and then were unable to have any because of health complications. Jonas was interested in designing stamps, and he played sports. He…
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Mayor of Vienna Jonas became mayor of Vienna in June 1951 as the previous office holder, his former instructor Körner, became president of Austria. Jonas served as the Viennese mayor for 14 years. Because of his interest in foreign affairs, Jonas made several international trips while he was mayor. He emphasised the city's international significance, seeking to revitalise it as a hub for European culture and diplomacy. Jonas was elected to parliament the same year his mayoralty began. He served in the Federal Council from 1951 to 1953 and then moved to the National Council. He held this position until he was elected president in 1965. As mayor, Jonas also served the chairman of the Austrian union of towns and an executive within the Council of European Municipalities and Regions. He was generally popular as mayor.
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President of Austria President Adolf Schärf of the Socialist Party of Austria (SPÖ) died in office, prompting a presidential election in 1965. Jonas won the election and was elected president on 23 May 1965. He was elected by the SPÖ with a popular vote of 2,324,436, defeating Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) candidate Alfons Gorbach who received 2,260,888 votes. Jonas's lack of a formal education was a major issue during the election. He took office on 21 June 1951. In 1966, Jonas was awarded the Grand Cross of The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav with Collar, and in 1969 the ÖOC Pierre de Coubertin Medal. Jonas used his power to reject government appointments in the 1960s to oppose the ÖVP government's choices for president of the administrative court and for ambassador to West Germany. Jonas was popular among the public, to the point that SPÖ party leader Bruno Kreisky tried to make their names synonymous during the 1970 legislative election. No party won a majority of seats, so Jonas was responsible for approving a negotiated government. The SPÖ held a plurality and Kreisky asked Jonas to appoint a minority government with the implicit endorsement of the Freedom Party of Austria.…
