Johann Koplenig
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Johann Koplenig | |
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Vice-Chancellor of Austria | |
In office 27 April 1945 – 20 December 1945 Serving with Leopold Figl, Adolf Schärf | |
Chancellor | Karl Renner |
Preceded by | Edmund Glaise-Horstenau (1938) |
Succeeded by | Adolf Schärf |
Personal details | |
Born | Jadersdorf, Gitschtal, Carinthia, Austria | 15 May 1891
Died | 13 December 1968 Vienna, Austria | (aged 77)
Resting place | Feuerhalle Simmering, Vienna, Austria |
Political party | Communist Party of Austria (1920-) |
Other political affiliations | Social Democratic Party of Austria (1910-1920) |
Spouse | Hilde Koplenig (1904–2002) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Austria-Hungary |
Branch/service | Austro-Hungarian Army |
Battles/wars | |
Johann Koplenig (15 May 1891 – 13 December 1968) was an Austrian politician. He was the chairman of the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) from 1945 until 1965, and Honorary Chairman of the party from 1965 until his death. In 1945, Koplenig was Vice-Chancellor of Austria in Karl Renner's provisional government.
Biography
The son of an agricultural laborer, Koplenig was born in Jadersdorf, a small village near Gitschtal, Carinthia. By profession, he was a shoemaker.
Koplenig aligned himself with the workers' movement as a youth; in 1910, he joined the
After his return home, Koplenig became active in the Communist Party of Austria in
Koplenig returned to Austria after the end of the war in 1945, and was made Vice-Chancellor in Karl Renner's provisional government, together with Adolf Schärf and Leopold Figl. The same year, he was elected to the National Council, where he was a deputy until 1959. He was also elected Chairman of the KPÖ, a post he would keep for 20 years before resigning in 1965; however, he retained the post of Honorary chairman until his death.[1][2]
Koplenig died from cancer in Vienna in 1968. He was cremated at Feuerhalle Simmering, where his ashes are also buried. He was married twice; his first wife, Anna, died in 1921. His second wife, whom he married in 1929, was the historian Hilde Koplenig (née Oppenheim) (1904–2002), daughter of the astronomer Samuel Oppenheim. Johann and Hilde had two children.[3]
A statue of Koplenig is placed in front of the building of Globus-Verlag, the KPÖ's publishing house, in Brigittenau, Vienna.
References
- ^ "Johann Koplenig". Wien Geschichte Wiki. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Koplenig, Johann". The Free Dictionary. The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Johann Koplenig". Österreichisches Parlament. Retrieved 14 February 2017.