!!!Benya, Anton b. Vienna, Oct. 8, 1912,electrical fitter, trade unionist and politician of the Austrian Social Democratic Party (SPOe). 1934 and 1937 imprisoned for his support of the then illegal Free Trade Unions (Freie Gewerkschaften). 1963-1987 president of the Austrian Federation of Trade Unions, 1956-1986 Member of the Nationalrat, 1971-1986 President of the Nationalrat. During Chancellor B. Kreisky's Social Democratic Party administration (1970-1983) one of the most influential politicians; together with the president of the Federal Economic Chamber, R. Sallinger, a pillar of the Austrian Social Partnership. !Works Mein Weg - Lebenserinnerungen, 1992. !Literature J. Kunz (ed.), A. B., Ansichten eines NR- und Gewerkschaftspraes., 1992. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Benya,_Anton|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]