The FPO is founded as the successor to the short-lived Federation of Independents (VdU), which had been founded seven years earlier. The first FPO party leader is Anton Reinthaller, a former Nazi Minister of Agriculture and SS officer, he had been asked by OVP Chancellor Julius Raab to take over the movement rather than let it be led by a more socialist-leaning group. Appointed Chairman of the FPO
Historical person
Anton Reinthaller Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Anton Reinthaller, based on 1 World History Database records associated with Austria.
1 records1956–19561 events1 places
Chronological biography
1956
Chairman1956
Titles and roles
Chairman of FPO
Record provenance
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