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Androsch, Hannes
© Copyright Hannes Androsch, photo, 1995 Androsch, Hannes, b. Vienna, April 18, 1938, politician of the Austrian Social Democratic Party (SPÖ), tax adviser and entrepreneur. 1967-1981 Member of the Nationalrat, 1970-1981 Minister of Finance, 1976-1981 Vice-Chancellor; as Minister of Finance he replaced the turnover tax with the value-added tax system. Supported free convertibility and was widely acknowledged for his expertise. Was for a long time considered to be the potential successor of Federal Chancellor Bruno Kreisky but since his political office and activity as a tax adviser were irreconcilable he was forced by Kreisky to hand in his resignation. 1981-1988 Director-General of the "Creditanstalt Bankverein" bank; legal proceedings forced him to resign this position; after this time A. was active in management consultancy, mainly in Eastern Europe; started his own businesses (Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG, Österreichische Salinen AG) in 1994. Publications: Die polit. Ökonomie der ö. Währung, 1985; Investitionsleitfaden O-Europa, 1996; Der Stand der Dinge, 2000. Literature: L. Palme, A., 1999.
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