Karl Gruber

Austrian politician and diplomat

Karl Gruber (3 May 1909 in Innsbruck – 1 February 1995 in Innsbruck) was an Austrian politician and diplomat. During World War II, he was working for a German firm in Berlin.[1] After the war, in 1945 he became Landeshauptmann of Tyrol for a short time. He then became Foreign Minister of Austria until 1953.

Karl Gruber served as Austrian ambassador to the United States from 1954 to 1957 and from 1969 to 1972, as ambassador to Spain from 1961 to 1966, as ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1966, and as ambassador to Switzerland from 1972 to 1974.[2]

Gruber was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash in 1954.[3]

## See also

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* Gruber-De Gasperi Agreement

## References

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1. ^ Stephen Dorril, MI-6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone 2002 p.119
2. ^ "Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Karl Gruber" (in German). Austrian Parliament. Archived from the original on 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
3. ^ "Questions to the Chancellor" (PDF). Austrian Parliament. 2012. p. 5. Retrieved 1 October 2012.

## External links

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* A film clip "Longines Chronoscope with Karl Cruber (SIC)" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
* Newspaper clippings about Karl Gruber in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

Political offices

Preceded by

Franz Hofer

as Gauleiter of Tyrol and Vorarlberg |  Governor of Tyrol
1945  | Succeeded by

Alfons Weißgatterer

Vacant

Annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany

Title last held by

Wilhelm Wolf |  Foreign Minister of Austria
1945 - 1953  | Succeeded by

Leopold Figl

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by

Max Loewenthal

|  Austrian Ambassador to the United States
1954 - 1957  | Succeeded by

Wilfried Platzer

Preceded by

Ernst Lemberger

|  Austrian Ambassador to the United States
1969 - 1972  | Succeeded by

Arno Halusa

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Foreign ministers of Austria

First Republic|

* Victor Adler
* Otto Bauer
* Karl Renner
* Michael Mayr
* Johannes Schober
* Walter Breisky
* Leopold Hennet
* Alfred Grünberger
* Heinrich Mataja
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* Ignaz Seipel
* Ernst Streeruwitz
* Johannes Schober
* Ignaz Seipel
* Johannes Schober
* Karl Buresch
* Engelbert Dollfuß
* Stephan Tauschitz
* Egon Berger-Waldenegg
* Kurt Schuschnigg
* Guido Schmidt
* Wilhelm Wolf

Second Republic|

* Karl Gruber
* Leopold Figl
* Bruno Kreisky
* Lujo Tončić-Sorinj
* Kurt Waldheim
* Rudolf Kirchschläger
* Erich Bielka
* Willibald Pahr
* Erwin Lanc
* Leopold Gratz
* Peter Jankowitsch
* Alois Mock
* Otto Rösch
* Wolfgang Schüssel
* Benita Ferrero-Waldner
* Ursula Plassnik
* Michael Spindelegger
* Sebastian Kurz
* Karin Kneissl
* Alexander Schallenberg
* Michael Linhart
* Alexander Schallenberg
* Beate Meinl-Reisinger

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