Franz Olah

Franz Olah (13 March 1910 – 4 September 2009) was an Austrian politician who served as the country's Interior Minister from 1963 until 1964 as a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ).

Olah was born on 13 March 1910 in Vienna. He attended school in Budapest for three years. Olah returned to his native Vienna from Budapest where he learned to build pianos. He also began developing ties with Austrian trade unions and the Social Democratic Party of Austria during this period of his life. He next served as the Austrian Interior Minister from 1963 until 1964.

Olah opposed the 1950 Austrian general strikes by means of force. Olah resigned from the SPÖ in 1964. He was also caught in a financial scandal during this time period. In 1969, he was sentenced to one year in prison for misusing union funds.

He founded the now defunct Democratic Progressive Party in 1965. The party garnered more than 3% of the vote in the 1966 Austrian legislative election, but failed to win any seats in Parliament. In 1969, the Democratic Progressive Party won three seats on the Vienna city council.

Franz Olah died on 4 September 2009 at the age of 99.