Celebrations celebrate the 85th birthday of Fritz Dinkhauser in the Villa Blanca!

Celebrations celebrate the 85th birthday of Fritz Dinkhauser in the Villa Blanca!

Villa Blanca, Dolomitenstadt, Österreich - On April 29, 2025, Fritz Dinkhauser celebrated his 85th birthday in Villa Blanca. The long -time Chamber of Labor and founder of the Fritz list was honored by a prominent round of well -wishers. Among the guests were the Governor Anton Mattle and the Alt-Landeshauptmänner Günther Platter, Herwig van Staa and Wendelin Weingartner. AK President Erwin Zangerl and the chairwoman of the Fritz list, Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider, were also there to send Dinkhauser their best wishes.

The celebrations were characterized by an entertaining review of a remarkable career. Mattle praised Dinkhauser as a fighter for social justice, while Haselwanter-Schneider thanked him for his tireless efforts. The event was musically framed by a serenade of the Mühlau singer.

a life for sport and politics

Fritz Dinkhauser looks back on a life that is characterized by sporting and political success. After the secondary school, he attended the commercial academy for working people and was a talented competitive athlete. Dinkhauser also achieved remarkable success in hammer throwing as a six -time Tyrolean master. He also took part in the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, where he took eighth place in the two -way bob with Max Kaltenberger and 13th place in the four -way bob.

His political career began in 1964 as the state secretary of the young generation of the ÖVP Tyrol. In the following decades, Dinkhauser took over numerous influential positions, including that of the chairman of the Tyrolean regional health insurance from 1984 to 1993 and the President of the Tyrolean Chamber of Labor from 1991 to 2008.

founder of the Fritz

In 2008 he founded the list "Fritz Dinkhauser - Bürgerforum Tirol" and competed in the Tyrolean state election, where the list received 18.35 % of the votes and won seven mandates. From 2008 to 2013 he was a member of the Tyrolean state parliament. Dinkhauser's commitment in the political area ended in 2018 when he gave the party leadership and Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider was elected new chairwoman.

his career, both in sports and in politics, did not go unnoticed. Dinkhauser himself often emphasized the decisive support of his wife Heidi for his success. The 85th birthday thus became an occasion not only to look back on personal success, but also to honor the achievements that he has achieved for society and the people in Tyrol.

For more information about Fritz Dinkhauser, see Dolomitenstadt, wikipedia) Wikipedia.