Anton Hofer

Anton Hofer learned after his school time, during World War II, the profession of an aircraft constructor and pilot.

After the war and Russian war captivity, he changed to the oil industries - a forerunner model of the OMV AG - as a design draughtsman and blast engineer.

A major attendance in the Austrian volleyball team underlines his ability in the 1950s.

In 1955, he changed from the oil industries to politics and found his mission within the field of Austrian social policy.

In 1964 he was elected to the Austrian Chamber of Labour and did this job till the late 1980s.