Fritz Verzetnitsch
President, Austrian Trade Unions - OGB
Date and place of birth: 22 may 1945, Vienna
Profession:
1959-1970 Plumber
1963-1970 Several elected functions in the Austrian Trade Union
Youth movement (ÖGJ), among others
Chairman of the Viennese section of the ÖGJ
1970-1973 Employee in the youth department of the ÖGB
1973-1981 ÖGB-Youth secretary
Deputy chairman of the Austrian Federal Youth movement (till 1980)
1982-1983 Secretary in the ÖGB-Organization department
1983-1987 (10th Federal ÖGB-Congress)
ÖGB-Executive Secretary
1984-1986 Member of the Federal Chamber of Austrian Parliament
(Socialist party/SPÖ)
1986 (dec.) - Member of the Austrian Parliament (SPÖ)
1987 - (11th Federal Congress of the ÖGB)
ÖGB-President
1988-2000 Member of the executive board in the ICFTU
(International Confederation of Free Trade Unions)
1988-1993 Vice president of the ETUC
(European Trade Union Confederation)
1993-2003 President of the ETUC
2003 - Member of the ETUC Steering Committee
1993 - Member of the Trilateral Commission
