Bruno Pittermann

Bruno Pittermann (3 September 1905 – 19 September 1983) was an Austrian social democrat politician.

Bruno Pittermann
Vice-Chancellor of Austria
In office 22 May 1957 – 19 April 1966
Chancellor	Julius Raab Alfons Gorbach Josef Klaus
Preceded by	Adolf Schärf
Succeeded by	Fritz Bock
President of the Socialist International
In office 5 September 1964 – 26 November 1976
Preceded by	Erich Ollenhauer
Succeeded by	Willy Brandt
Minister of Transport
In office 14 December 1962 – 27 March 1963
Chancellor	Alfons Gorbach
Preceded by	Karl Waldbrunner
Succeeded by	Otto Probst
Chair of the Social Democratic Party
In office 8 May 1957 – 1 February 1967
Preceded by	Adolf Schärf
Succeeded by	Bruno Kreisky
Personal details
Born	(1905-09-03)3 September 1905 Vienna, Austria
Died	19 September 1983(1983-09-19) (aged 78) Vienna, Austria
Political party	Social Democratic Party

Early life

Pittermann was trained in geography, history, and pedagogy. In his youth, he took a job as an education expert in the Chamber of Labor in Klagenfurt. In 1934, he was fired from his job because of his membership in the Social Democratic Party of Austria. Afterwards, he joined the illegal Revolutionary Socialists of Austria ^[de] (RSÖ) during the Fatherland Front regime.^[1] He worked as a teacher while studying for a doctorate in law. After the annexation of Austria in Nazi Germany in 1938, Pittermann was fired from his teaching position.^[1]

Post-war activities

He served as both the chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Austria from 1957 to 1967, and the Vice Chancellor of Austria from 1957 to 1966. In 1966, he resigned as head of the party and was succeeded by Bruno Kreisky.^[2] From 1964 to 1976, he was president of the Socialist International.