Franz Vranitzky Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Franz Vranitzky, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Austria.

9 records1986–19976 events2 places

Chronological biography

1986

POJune 1986

Government / Government of Austria · Chancellor

Leads a coalition of the SPO & OVP

Chancellor16 June 1986

Government / Government of Austria · Chancellor · Vienna

Appointed Chancellor of Austria, 1st term

1988

Chairman1988

Politics / SPO · Chairman of SPO · Vienna

Appointed Chairman of the SPO

1990

Chancellor1990

Government / Government of Austria · Chancellor · Vienna

Appointed Chancellor of Austria, 2nd term

1994

Referendum1994

Government / Government of Austria · Chancellor

66.4% support membership of the EU

Referendum1994

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · Chancellor

66.4% support membership of the EU

Treaty of Accession24 June 1994

Government / Government of Austria · Chancellor of Austria · Corfu

Represents Austria at Corfu when the treaty for the 1995 enlargement is signed.

1995

Treaty of Accession1 January 1995

Government / Government of Austria · Chancellor of Austria · Vienna

Vranitzky presides over Austria's first day as an EU member following implementation of the Corfu accession treaty.

1997

Resignation of Franz VranitzkyJanuary 1997

Government / Government of Austria · Chancellor · Vienna

Resigns from office

Titles and roles

Chairman of SPO · Chancellor · Chancellor of Austria

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.