Bruno Kreisky
Bruno Kreisky (German: [ˈbʁuːno ˈkʁaɪ̯ski]; 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 at the end of his chancellorship, he was the oldest Chancellor after World War II. His 13-year tenure was the longest of any Chancellor in republican Austria.
Bruno Kreisky | |
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Kreisky, photographed in 1983 | |
| Chancellor of Austria | |
| In office 21 April 1970 – 24 May 1983 | |
| President |
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| Vice-Chancellor |
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| Preceded by | Josef Klaus |
| Succeeded by | Fred Sinowatz |
| Chair of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 1 February 1967 – 27 October 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Bruno Pittermann |
| Succeeded by | Fred Sinowatz |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 16 July 1959 – 19 April 1966 | |
| Chancellor | |
| Preceded by | Leopold Figl |
| Succeeded by | Lujo Tončić-Sorinj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1911 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 29 July 1990 (aged 79) Vienna, Austria |
| Resting place | Vienna Central Cemetery |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse |
Vera Fürth
(m. 1942; died 1988) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Vienna |
With his 13-year chancellorship, known as the Kreisky era, he is one of the most important political figures in the country as well as in Western European social democracy. Partly at the same time as him, the Social Democrats Willy Brandt of West Germany and Olof Palme of Sweden were heads of government, with whom he worked closely in the Socialist International.
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