Walter Breisky

Walter Breisky
Chancellor of Austria
In office
26 January 1922 – 27 January 1922
PresidentMichael Hainisch
Preceded byJohann Schober
Succeeded byJohann Schober
Vice Chancellor of Austria
In office
30 November 1920 – 31 May 1922
ChancellorMichael Mayr
Johann Schober
Preceded byEduard Heinl
Succeeded byFelix Frank
Minister of the Interior
In office
30 November 1920 – 31 May 1922
Preceded byEgon Glanz
Succeeded byRudolf Ramek
Personal details
Born(1871-07-08)8 July 1871
Bern, Switzerland
Died25 September 1944(1944-09-25) (aged 73)
Klosterneuburg, Nazi Germany
Political partyChristian Social Party
Parents
  • August Breisky (father)
  • Pauline Breisky (mother)
Alma materUniversity of Vienna

Walter Breisky (8 July 1871 – 25 September 1944) was an Austrian jurist, civil servant, and politician. Nominated by the Christian Social Party, Breisky served as minister of education and the interior from July to November 1920, as the vice chancellor and state secretary of education from November 1920 to May 1922. Together with his Social Democratic deputy, Otto Glöckel, Breisky initiated sweeping reforms of Austria's education system. In January 1922, Breisky became the caretaker chancellor of Austria for a single day.


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