Karl Svoboda

Karl Svoboda (23 November 1929 – 1 November 2022) was an Austrian politician who served in the Municipal Council and Landtag of Vienna from 1979 until 1996 as a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria.

Biography Karl Svoboda was born on 23 November 1929 in Vienna, Austria. Svoboda was trained as a civil engineer. In the 1979 Austrian legislative election, Svoboda was elected to the Municipal Council and Landtag of Vienna, representing Favoriten. In 1995, he was the Viennese representative to the Council of European Municipalities and Regions. Svoboda left the Municipal Council/Landtag on 29 November 1996. Svoboda also served as chairman of the SPÖ in the Municipal Council/Landtag from 22 June 1988 until he left office in 1996. The following year, he was awarded the for his services to the state.