Franz Jonas

Franz Jonas
Jonas in 1965
President of Austria
In office 9 June 1965 – 24 April 1974
Chancellor	Josef Klaus Bruno Kreisky
Preceded by	Adolf Schärf
Succeeded by	Rudolf Kirchschläger
Mayor and Governor of Vienna
In office 18 June 1951 – 9 June 1965
Preceded by	Theodor Körner
Succeeded by	Bruno Marek
Personal details
Born	(1899-10-04)4 October 1899 Floridsdorf, Austria-Hungary (present-day Vienna)
Died	24 April 1974(1974-04-24) (aged 74) Vienna, Austria
Political party	Socialist Party of Austria
Spouse	Margarete Jonas

Franz Josef Jonas (4 October 1899 – 24 April 1974) was an Austrian politician who served as the president of Austria between 1965 and 1974 as a member of the Socialist Party of Austria. He previously served as mayor of Vienna from 1951 to 1965 while simultaneously serving in the Austrian Parliament. Jonas first entered politics as a young adult while he was working as a typesetter, joining the Socialist Youth Movement and the Printers' Union. He served on the town council of Floridsdorf beginning in 1945 and was then placed of Vienna's food supply and housing in 1948 and 1949, respectively. Jonas took interest in international affairs, making several international trips as mayor and as president. As president, he oversaw the creation of a minority government under Bruno Kreisky, the leader of the Socialist Party. Jonas died in office after he was diagnosed with stomach cancer.