!!!Pittermann, Bruno

b. Vienna, Sept. 3, 1905, 
d. Vienna, Sept. 19, 1983, teacher and politician (Austrian Socialist 
Party, SPOe). 1934 imprisoned and during the Nazi regime politically 
persecuted. From 1945-1971 member of the Nationalrat, 1950-1957 deputy 
leader of the SPOe in the province of Vienna, 1957-1967 federal party 
chairman of the  Sozialdemokratische Partei Oesterreichs (Austrian 
Socialist Party), 1956-1970 chairman of the SPOe parliamentary group, 
1964-1976 President of Socialist International. 1957-1966 
Vice-chancellor, 1959-1966 in charge of planning in the nationalised 
industries. Played a key role in the fall of F.  Olah  and in 
reconciling the SPOe with the Catholic Church and with former 
opponents from the period between the wars.

!Literature
W. Maderthaner (ed.), B. P. Ein Portrait, 1995.



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