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Bruno Pittermann | |
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| Vice-Chancellor of Austria | |
| In office 22 May 1957 – 19 April 1966 | |
| Chancellor | Julius Raab Alfons Gorbach Josef Klaus |
| Preceded by | Adolf Schärf |
| Succeeded by | Fritz Bock |
| President of the Socialist International | |
| In office 5 September 1964 – 26 November 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Erich Ollenhauer |
| Succeeded by | Willy Brandt |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 14 December 1962 – 27 March 1963 | |
| Chancellor | Alfons Gorbach |
| Preceded by | Karl Waldbrunner |
| Succeeded by | Otto Probst |
| Chair of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 8 May 1957 – 1 February 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Adolf Schärf |
| Succeeded by | Bruno Kreisky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1905-09-03)3 September 1905 |
| Died | 19 September 1983(1983-09-19) (aged 78) Vienna, Austria |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Bruno Pittermann (3 September 1905 – 19 September 1983) was an Austrian politician who served as theVice-Chancellor of Austria from 1957 to 1966. He also served as the president of theSocialist International from 1964 to 1976.
Pittermann was trained in geography, history, and pedagogy. In his youth, he took a job as an education expert in the Chamber of Labor inKlagenfurt. In 1934, he was fired from his job because of his membership in theSocial Democratic Party of Austria. Afterwards, he joined the illegalRevolutionary Socialists of Austria [de] (RSÖ) during theFatherland Front regime.[1] He worked as a teacher while studying for a doctorate in law. Afterthe annexation of Austria in Nazi Germany in 1938, Pittermann was fired from his teaching position.[1]
He served as both the chairman of theSocial Democratic Party of Austria from 1957 to 1967, and theVice Chancellor of Austria from 1957 to 1966. In 1966, he resigned as head of the party and was succeeded byBruno Kreisky.[2] From 1964 to 1976, he was president of theSocialist International.
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| Preceded by | Chair of the Social Democratic Party of Austria 1957–1967 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Socialist International 1964–1976 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Vice-Chancellor of Austria 1957–1966 | Succeeded by |
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