Alfons Gorbach
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| Alfons Gorbach | |
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| Chancellor of Austria | |
| In office April 11, 1961 – April 2, 1964 |
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| Preceded by | Julius Raab |
| Succeeded by | Josef Klaus |
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| Born | September 2, 1898 Imst/Tyrol, Austria |
| Died | July 31, 1972 Graz/Styria, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Political party | ÖVP |
Alfons Gorbach (September 2, 1898, Imst – July 31, 1972, Graz) was an Austrian politician who served as Chancellor of Austria from 1961-64.
From 1929-32, Gorbach was a municipal councillor in Graz. After the Anschluss with Germany in 1938, Gorbach was held as a political prisoner at Dachau from 1938–42, and again at Flossenburg from 1944 until the end of World War II.
A member of the Austrian People's Party, Gorbach was president of the National Council of Austria from 1945–53 and again from 1956-61. After his three years as Chancellor, he returned to the National Council where he served until 1970.
[edit] External links
Alfons Gorbach in the Aeiou Encyclopedia (German) (German)
| Preceded by: Julius Raab |
Chancellor of Austria 1961-1964 |
Succeeded by: Josef Klaus |
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