Fritz Bock

Fritz Bock
Vice-Chancellor of Austria
In office
19 April 1966 – 19 January 1968
ChancellorJosef Klaus
Preceded byBruno Pittermann
Succeeded byHermann Withalm
Minister of Commerce and Reconstruction
In office
19 September 1956 – 19 April 1966
ChancellorJulius Raab
Alfons Gorbach
Josef Klaus
Preceded byUdo Illig
Succeeded byOtto Mitterer
Personal details
Born(1911-02-26)26 February 1911
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died12 December 1993(1993-12-12) (aged 82)
Vienna, Austria
Political partyAustrian People's Party
SpouseAnna Dörrich
Alma materUniversity of Vienna

Fritz Bock (26 February, 1911 – 12 December 1993) was an Austrian politician notable for having co-founded the Austrian People's Party in 1945 and having been Vice-Chancellor of Austria from 1966 to 1968.[1][2]

During the dictatorial government of Kurt Schuschnigg, Bock was responsible for anti-Nazi propaganda as propaganda director of the Fatherland Front. He was also involved in organizing the referendum on maintaining Austrian independence. After the annexation of Austria, Bock was arrested on 15 March 1938 and was taken to Dachau concentration camp. However, he was released on health grounds in 1939.

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Dr. Fritz Bock" (in German). Austrian Parliament. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  2. ^ Fritz Bock in Austria-Forum (in German) 
  3. ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 58. Retrieved 3 October 2012.