Heinrich Mataja

Henry Mataja (born March 14, 1877 in Vienna; died January 23, 1937) was an Austrian lawyer and politician of the Christian Social Party.

Life and political career

Heinrich Mataja before 1920

Mataja was from 1913 to 1918 a member of the Imperial Council (Austria). From October 21, 1918, he was a member of the from this emerged Provisorische Nationalversammlung for the Republic of German-Austria, of March 4, 1919, a member of the Constituent National Assembly and from the 10th November 1920 – 1930 member of the National Council (Austria).

During this period he was still from October 30, 1918 to March 15, 1919 in the government Renner I State Minister of the Interior and from November 20, 1924 to January 14, 1926 Austrian foreign minister.

He suppoorted the Christian Federal State of Austria formed in 1934 by Engelbert Dollfuss. He was from 1896 to 1900 a member of the fraternity Wiener Akademische Burschenschaft Olympia.[1]

He was brought with the signs of a stroke to hospital on January 22, 1937.[2] He died there the next day. On January 27, 1937 he was buried at the Wiener Zentralfriedhof[3] in an honorary grave of the town Vienna. [4]

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References

  1. Dvorak: Biographisches Lexikon der Deutschen Burschenschaft, S. 46.
  2. Schwere Erkrankung des früheren Außenministers Dr. Mataja. In: Neue Freie Presse, 23. Jänner 1937, p. 04 (Online at ANNO)
  3. Das Leichenbegängnis Minister a. D. Dr. Heinrich Mataja. In: Neue Freie Presse, 28. Jänner 1937, p. 06 (Online at ANNO).
  4. Inland. Ehrengrab für Dr. Heinrich Mataja. In: Neue Freie Presse, 24. Jänner 1937, p. 06 (Online at ANNO).

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