!!!Pirchegger, Anton Pirchegger, Anton, b. Leopersdorf/Allerheiligen im Muerztal, Styria, June 5, 1885, died Leopersdorf, March 1, 1949, farmer and politician (Christian Socialist Party, later OeVP). Member of the ''Nationalrat ''1920-31, 1934-38 president of the Styrian Provicial Diet; from 1938 until 1945 farmer, from May 1945 ''Landesrat'' (provincial minister) for food supply and agriculture, while continuing to work as a farmer, from December 1945 until 1948 Provincial Governor of Styria (also in charge of food supply and agriculture), retired for health reasons a few months before his death. \\ Literatur: Oesterreichisches Biographisches Lexikon. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Pirchegger,_Anton|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]