Friedrich Josef Lienhard "Fritz" Dinkhauser (born 16 April 1940) is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n politician. Born in Innsbruck, he competed in sports in his youth and won the

Tyrol Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...

state championship in the

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...

on six occasions and represented Austria at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the

bobsleigh Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...

. At that competition he placed eighth in the two-man bob with Max Kaltenberger and 13th in the four-man event.Fritz Dinkhauser: Kämpfer und Polemiker
. Tirol. Retrieved on 2016-04-14. After retiring from sports he entered politics through the

labour movement The labour movement or labor movement consists of two main wings: the trade union movement (British English) or labor union movement (American English) on the one hand, and the political labour movement on the other. * The trade union movement ...

, working as secretary for ÖAAB Tyrol, which was a socialist Christian

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...

body associated with the Austrian People's Party. He worked as kammerrat for the Tyrol-level

Austrian Chamber of Labour The Chamber of Labour (German: ''Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte'', shortform ''Arbeiterkammer'' or ''AK''), is an organisation that represents the interests of 3 million Austrian employees and consumers. Membership is compulsory for all emp ...

in 1979 and served as the vice-chairman of that body from 1985 to 1989. He became regional chairman in 1991 then, after a brief period as national vice chairman, rose to head the ÖAAB nationally in 1994. He founded

Citizens' Forum Austria The Citizens' Forum Austria (german: Bürgerforum Österreich, FRITZ) is an Austrian political party mainly active in Tyrol. It was founded by president of the Tyrolean branch of the Austrian Chamber of Labour Fritz Dinkhauser (an Austrian Peo ...

in 2008 for the Tyrolean state election that year and became a member of the Tyrolean Parliament. He later stood nationally, but his party did not receive sufficient votes to enter

Austrian Parliament The Austrian Parliament (german: Österreichisches Parlament) is the bicameral federal legislature of the Austrian Republic. It consists of two chambers – the National Council and the Federal Council. In specific cases, both houses convene ...

. He was given the

Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (german: Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the A ...

in 2007.10542/AB XXIV. GP Eingelangt am 23.04.2012 Bundeskanzler Anfragebeantwortung
. Parlament.gv.at. Retrieved on 2016-04-14.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dinkhauser, Fritz Living people 1940 births Politicians from Innsbruck Austrian People's Party politicians Austrian male bobsledders Austrian male hammer throwers Recipients of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria Bobsledders at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders for Austria Sportspeople from Innsbruck