Background
MOCK, Alois was born on June 10, 1934 in Euratsfeld. Son of August and Mathilde Mock.
MOCK, Alois was born on June 10, 1934 in Euratsfeld. Son of August and Mathilde Mock.
Grammar school (classically oriented). University of Vienna, Doctor of Law, 1957. University of Bologna, 1957-1958.
University of Brussels, 1960-1961.
Posting to the Austrian Delegation at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, 1962-1966. Head of cabinet of the Federal Chancellor Doctor Josef Klaus, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 1966-1969; Minister of Education, 1969-1970.
Member of Nationalrat, for Lower Austria, 1970-1987. Elected federal Chairman, Austrian Federation of Workers and Employees (ÖAAB), 1971. Chairman, Österreichisches Volkspartei (Austrian People's Party) Parliamentary Group, 1978-1987.
Elected Federal Chairman, Österreichisches Volkspartei (Austrian People's Party), 1979 then Honorary Chairman, May since 1989. Pres, of European Democratic Union, 1979. Pres, of International Democratic Union, 1983-1987.
Vice-Chancellor Minister of Foreign Affairs, since 1987. Joined Federal Ministry of Education, responsible for matters of university policy, 1958. Member staff of Federal Chancellery, responsible for European Community and European Free Trade Association affairs, 1961.
Standpunkte 1983.
Member Austrian Federation Workers and Employees (chairman 1971-1978), European Democratic Union (president since 1979), International Democratic Union (president 1983-1987).
Married Edith Partik in 1963.