Alexander Götz
Alexander Götz | |
|---|---|
Götz in ca. 1987 | |
| Mayor of Graz | |
| In office 24 April 1973 – 21 March 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Gustav Scherbaum |
| Succeeded by | Franz Hasiba |
| Chair of the Freedom Party | |
| In office 1978–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Friedrich Peter |
| Succeeded by | Norbert Steger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1928 |
| Died | 18 January 2018 (aged 89) Graz |
| Party | Freedom Party of Austria |
Alexander Götz (27 February 1928 – 18 January 2018) was an Austrian politician. He was chairman of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) from 1978 to 1980 and mayor of Graz from 1973 to 1983.[1]
Life
Born in Graz in 1928 to Alexander Götz Sr., the founder of the FPÖ Steiermark, Götz studied civil engineering at Graz University of Technology before earning a doctorate in law in 1956 and a further doctorate in political science in 1958.[2][3]
He joined the newly formed FPÖ in 1955 and was elected city councillor in 1958. He served as deputy mayor of the city from 1964 to 1973 and as a member of the Styrian Parliament from 1965 to 1974. He led the FPÖ Steiermark from 1964 to 1983.[2]
He led the national FPÖ from 1978 to 1980, receiving 6% of the vote in the 1979 legislative election. Under his leadership, the FPÖ joined the Liberal International in 1978. [4] In 1980, he was replaced as party chair by Norbert Steger.[5]
In the 2017 Graz council election, he stood as a candidate for the FPÖ in 96th place on the party list.[6]
References
- ^ "Streitbarer Politiker: Grazer Alt-Bürgermeister Götz ist tot". kurier.at (in German). 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ^ a b "Götz Alexander, Dipl.-Ing. DDr. | Parlament Österreich". www.parlament.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ^ "„Dynastische Erbfolge" ist äußerst selten". Die Presse (in German). 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ^ Bildung, Bundeszentrale für politische (2017-01-06). "FPÖ: Von der Alt-Nazi-Partei zum Prototyp des europäischen Rechtspopulismus | Rechtspopulismus". bpb.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ^ "Norbert Steger". www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-10-01. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ^ "FPÖ Graz tritt mit 162 Kandidaten an | FPÖ Graz". FPÖ Graz (in German). 2016-12-29. Archived from the original on 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2026-01-17.