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Adolf Schärf
b. 20 Apr 1890, Nikolsburg, Moravia (now Mikulov, Czech Republic)
d. 28 Feb 1965, Vienna, Austria |
| Title: |
Bundespräsident (Federal President) |
| Term: |
22 May 1957 - 22 May 1963 |
| Chronology: |
5 May 1957, elected by direct popular voting [1, p. 6] |
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22 May 1957, took the oath of office, session of the seventh Bundesversammlung (Federal Assembly), Großer Sitzungssaal des Parlaments, Parlamentsgebäude, Vienna [2] |
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22 May 1963, expiration of term |
| Term: |
22 May 1963 - 28 Feb 1965 |
| Chronology: |
28 Apr 1963, elected by direct popular voting [1, p. 7] |
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22 May 1963, took the oath of office, session of the eighth Bundesversammlung (Federal Assembly), Großer Sitzungssaal des Parlaments, Parlamentsgebäude, Vienna [3] |
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28 Feb 1965, died [4] |
| Biography: |
| Born in the family of a glass-blower; moved with his parents to Vienna (1899); attended the Hernalser Gymnasium; studied law at the University of Vienna and graduated in 1914; served (1915-1918) in the Austrian imperial army during World War I; between 1920 and 1933 worked as a secretary to the presidents of the Nationalrat (National Council), Karl Seitz, Matthias Eldersch and Karl Renner; was elected a member of the Bundesrat (1933-1934), representing the Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei, SdP); practiced law; imprisoned several times on political charges (1934, 1938, 1944); served as state secretary without portfolio (27 Apr 1945 - 20 Dec 1945) in the provisional government of Renner; elected chairman of the Socialist Party (Sozialistische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) (15 Dec 1945 - 8 May 1957); member of the National Council (1945-1957); served as Vizekanzler (Vice Chancellor) (20 Dec 1945 - 5 May 1957) in three cabinets of Leopold Figl and in one of Julius Raab; was an active participant in the negotiations for the restoration of Austrian sovereignty (1955); twice elected (5 May 1957, 28 Apr 1963) as Bundespräsident and served two consecutive terms: 22 May 1957 - 22 May 1963 and 22 May 1963 - 28 Feb 1965; died in office (28 Feb 1965). Biography source: [5] |
| Elections: |
| Candidate |
Popular vote (5 May 1957) |
| Adolf Schärf |
2,258,255 |
| Wolfgang Denk |
2,159,604 |
| invalid votes |
81,706 |
| total number of votes cast |
4,499,565 |
| Candidate |
Popular vote (28 Apr 1963) |
| Adolf Schärf |
2,473,349 |
| Julius Raab |
1,814,125 |
| Josef Kimmel |
176,646 |
| invalid votes |
190,537 |
| total number of votes cast |
4,654,657 |
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| Source for election results: [1, pp. 6-7] |
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| [1] |
"Bundespräsidentenwahl vom 25. April 2004" (Bundesministerium für Inneres, 2004) |
| [2] |
Arbeiter Zeitung, Nummer 120, Donnerstag, 23. Mai 1957. |
| [3] |
Arbeiter Zeitung, Nummer 120, Donnerstag, 23. Mai 1963. |
| [4] |
Arbeiter Zeitung, Nummer 50, Dienstag, 2. März 1965. |
| [5] |
Österreich-Lexikon (web site). |
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Image: photograph, Präsidentschaftskanzlei, Vienna. |
