Background
DIETRICH, Günter was born on July 15, 1941 in Rankweil, Austria.
DIETRICH, Günter was born on July 15, 1941 in Rankweil, Austria.
Vocational school; apprenticeship as engine fitter with Austrian Federal Railways, 1955. Trained as engine driver, 1959-1962. Technical administration qualifying examination, 1971.
Member of the Young Socialists from 1956. Provincial Chairman of same, 1960-1961. Member of Sozialistische Partei Österreichs (Socialist Party of Austria) since 1958.
Official in the ‘Younger Generation’ group of the Sozialistische Partei Österreichs (Socialist Party of Austria), 1967-1973, including a period as provincial Chmn.-deputy. Local constituency representative for Rankweil since 1970. Chairman of the Rankweil SPÓ since 1972.
Provincial party secretary of the Vorarlberg SPÔ, 1972-1982. Provincial party secretary-deputy of same, 1975-1977. Member of the Provincial Assembly of Vorarlberg, 1974-1983.
Member of Nationalrat for Vorarlberg, since 1983. Official of the Austrian Federal Railways.