Josef Klaus

Josef Klaus
Klaus in 1964
Chancellor of Austria
In office
2 April 1964 – 21 April 1970
PresidentAdolf Schärf
Franz Jonas
Vice-ChancellorBruno Pittermann
Fritz Bock
Hermann Withalm
Preceded byAlfons Gorbach
Succeeded byBruno Kreisky
Minister of Finance
In office
11 April 1961 – 27 March 1963
ChancellorAlfons Gorbach
Preceded byEduard Heilingsetzer
Succeeded byFranz Korinek
Governor of Salzburg
In office
1 December 1949 – 17 April 1961
Preceded byJosef Rehrl
Succeeded byHans Lechner
Personal details
Born(1910-08-15)15 August 1910
Kötschach-Mauthen, Carinthia, Austria-Hungary
Died25 July 2001(2001-07-25) (aged 90)
Vienna, Austria
Political partyPeople's Party
Alma materUniversity of Vienna

Josef Klaus (15 August 1910 – 25 July 2001) was an Austrian politician of the conservative People's Party (ÖVP). He served as State Governor (Landeshauptmann) of Salzburg from 1949 to 1961, as Minister of Finance from 1961 to 1963 and as Chancellor of Austria from 1964 to 1970.[1][2]

  1. ^ Josef Klaus. parlament.gv.at
  2. ^ Josef Klaus. austria-forum.org