Austria · Politics / Freedom Party of Austria. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
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
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
The OVP and the FPO wrun a joint candidate for the 1957 presidential election but lose, Reinthaller is replaced as leader in 1958 by Friedrich Peter (also a former SS officer), who leads the party through the 1960s and 1970s and moves it towards the political centre
The OVP and the FPO wrun a joint candidate for the 1957 presidential election but lose, Reinthaller is replaced as leader in 1958 by Friedrich Peter (also a former SS officer), who leads the party through the 1960s and 1970s and moves it towards the political centre
Appointed Chairman of the FPO
Appointed Chairman of the FPO
Appointed Chairman of the FPO
Appointed Chairman of the Austrian Freedom Party
Appointed Chairman of the FPO
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