Leopold Figl
| Leopold Figl | |
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Figl as Lower Austrian governor, about 1962
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| Acting President of Austria | |
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In office 31 December 1950 – 21 June 1951 |
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| Preceded by | Karl Renner |
| Succeeded by | Theodor Körner |
| 13th Chancellor of Austria | |
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In office 20 December 1945 – 2 April 1953 |
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| President |
Karl Renner Theodor Körner |
| Deputy | Adolf Schärf |
| Preceded by | Karl Renner (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Julius Raab |
| Foreign Minister of Austria | |
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In office 26 November 1953 – 9 June 1959 |
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| Chancellor | Julius Raab |
| Preceded by | Karl Gruber |
| Succeeded by | Bruno Kreisky |
| Personal details | |
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2 October 1902 Rust, Michelhausen, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 9 May 1965 (aged 62) Vienna, Austria |
| Political party | Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) |
| Alma mater | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| Profession | Agricultural engineer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Leopold Figl (2 October 1902 – 9 May 1965) was an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (Christian Democrats) and the first Federal Chancellor after World War II. He was also the youngest Federal Chancellor of Austria after the war.
Born a farmer's son in the Lower Austrian village of Rust im Tullnerfeld, Figl after graduation as Dipl.-Ing. of Agriculture at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna became vice chair of the Lower Austrian Bauernbund (Farmer's League) in 1931 and chairman in 1933.
After the authoritarian revolution of Engelbert Dollfuss, who had served as his mentor within the Farmer's League, Figl became a member of the federal council of economic policy and became leader of the paramilitary organisation of Ostmärkische Sturmscharen for the state of Lower Austria.
After the Anschluss, the Nazis deported Figl to Dachau concentration camp in 1938, from which he was released in May 1943. He then worked as an oil engineer, but in October 1944 Figl was rearrested and brought to Mauthausen concentration camp. On 21 January 1945, he was brought to Vienna. The folder of his dossier was marked with the abbreviation 'VG' indicating that a Volksgerichtshof trial (often ending with a death penalty) was planned or in preparation. Figl was released on 6 April 1945, when troops of the Soviet Army advanced to the centre of Vienna in an operation which became known as the Vienna Offensive .
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