1. Julius Raab was a conservative Austrian politician who served as Federal Chancellor of Austria from 1953 to 1961.
12 Facts About Julius Raab
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In internal politics Julius Raab stood for a pragmatic "social partnership" and the "Grand coalition" of Austrian Conservatives and Social Democrats.
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Julius Raab was born into a middle-class Catholic family in Sankt Polten, Lower Austria, the son of a master builder.
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Julius Raab attended a Catholic high school and in 1911 enrolled at the Vienna University of Technology to study civil engineering.
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Julius Raab was drafted into the Austro-Hungarian Army as a pioneer officer before graduation and fought on the Russian and Italian fronts of World War I After the defeat of Central Powers Raab returned to the university and engaged in politics.
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In 1933 Julius Raab joined the Fatherland's Front, the newly established right-wing coalition led by Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss.
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Julius Raab was ousted after the Anschluss but, unlike many other Austrian political leaders, escaped death or imprisonment through the help of the Lower Austrian Nazi Gauleiter Hugo Jury, whom he knew personally.
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Julius Raab was never involved in the Austrian resistance but kept in touch with the old Christian Democrat elite and supported his fellow Leopold Figl after his release from imprisonment.
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Julius Raab co-founded the conservative Austrian People's Party, which denounced the dark legacy of the 1930s, and assumed leadership of OVP parliamentary group after the legislative elections held in November 1945.
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Julius Raab clearly favored a free market and minimal government regulation of the economy.
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Julius Raab succeeded Leopold Figl as OVP party chairman in 1951 and as Federal Chancellor in 1953.
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On 28 April 1963 Julius Raab competed in the presidential elections but lost to incumbent Adolf Scharf.