Dr. Ferdinand Habl

Ferdinand Habl becomes an upper secondary school student in 1929 Austro-Bavaria recorded. In 1932 he is one of the founders of the student association Pannonia. From 1934 on, he is the functionary of the VF.

He participates in the "Austrian People's Movement‘Alfred Alt, Bishop, Josef Handschur, Josef Kessler and Johann Paukowitsch). He will be at the night of 27. January 1939 on the 28th January 1939 for suspicion of the "Participation in a secret reactionary society“In protective custody and held until 9 March 1939. In May 1940 Ferdinand Habl was moved to the Wehrmacht. Because of a wounding in Russia, he is transferred to Vienna for healing and receives a study holiday. At this time he finished his studies in law with the doctorate of the Doctor iuris in 1942 and is applying for admission to the judicial service;However, the consent is repeatedly postponed until the main staff office of the Reichsgau Vienna in 1944 agrees to the appointment of “official for life”. The Gestapo – Stapoleitstelle Wien – gives the Gauleitung the following “strongly confidential” assessment Ferdinand Habls:

After the war, he worked with other brothers to reactivate Pannonia, which was initiated under association law on June 8, 1945. After 1945, as a member of the "Austrian People's Movement", he was one of the founders of the ÖVP, which was established in the prelature of the Schottenstift in Vienna. Ferdinand Habl became the first provincial party secretary of the ÖVP in Vienna, 1950-1962 chairman of the party control and 1962-1978 member of the provincial parliament and municipal councillor of the city of Vienna.