!!!Ramek, Rudolf

Ramek, Rudolf, b. Cieszyn, Poland (then Teschen), April 12, 1881, 
d. Vienna, July 24, 1941, jurist and politician (Christian-Socialist 
party). From 1918 lawyer in Salzburg, 1920-1934 delegate to the 
Nationalrat, 1919/20 Staatssekretaer for Justice in the Renner 
cabinet, 1921 Federal Minister of the Interior and for Education, Nov. 
20, 1924 to Oct. 20, 1926 Federal Chancellor; brought about the end of 
financial control by the League of Nations, as well as revenue sharing 
and an amendment to the constitution, completed the financial 
revitalisation programme started by I.  Seipel. R.´s downfall 
was caused by his involvement in the scandal surrounding Minister of 
Finance J.  Ahrer and by the collapse of the Steirerbank and 
Postsparkasse banks. In 1930 he became 2nd president of the 
Nationalrat and on April 30, 1934 he chaired the last session of the 
rump parliament (last parliamentary session of the First Republic). 
1930 president of the International Foundation Mozarteum.

!Literature
I. Ackerl, R. R. in: F. Weissensteiner and E. 
Weinzierl (eds.), Die oe. Bundeskanzler, 1983; OeBL.



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