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Alois Mock (German pronunciation: [ˈaːlɔɪs ˈmɔk]; 10 June 1934 – 1 June 2017) was an Austrian politician and member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He was Vice Chancellor of Austria from 1987 to 1989. As foreign minister, he helped take Austria into the European Union.
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Alois Mock (German pronunciation: [ˈaːlɔɪs ˈmɔk]; 10 June 1934 – 1 June 2017) was an Austrian politician and member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He was Vice Chancellor of Austria from 1987 to 1989. As foreign minister, he helped take Austria into the European Union.
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Life Born on 10 June 1934 in Euratsfeld, Lower Austria, to August and Mathilde Mock, he studied law at the University of Vienna and later international law in Bologna and Brussels. In Vienna, he became a member of K.A.V. Norica Wien, a Roman Catholic student fraternity, which is a member of the Cartellverband. From 1961, he advised Austrian chancellor Josef Klaus on European Economic Community and EFTA policies. From 1962 till 1966, he worked at Austria's mission to the OECD in Paris. In 1966, he became Klaus's cabinet secretary. From 1969 to 1970 was the youngest education minister in Austrian history. Following his tenure in the cabinet, Mock was sworn into the National Council on 4 November 1971. Parliamentary records show that he became an active member of the Foreign Policy Committee, where he began his long-term advocacy for European integration and negotiated policies regarding the European Economic Community (EEC). After the parliamentary elections 1971 - in which the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) under Bruno Kreisky won a majority — he became a member of parliament and mayor of Euratsfeld. From 1971 to 1978, he chaired the ÖAAB, the most important grouping of the ÖVP. From 1978 to…
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Historical Impact The 1989 opening of the border altered Austria's geopolitical position, shifting Vienna from the edge of the Western world back to a central role within Central Europe. This transition facilitated a dynamic expansion of trade relations, through which Austrian industry established a significant economic presence in former Eastern Bloc markets. Decades later, Mock’s diplomatic contribution continues to be noted in international circles; in 2019, the 30th anniversary of the border dismantling was the subject of a diplomatic colloquium in Paris, co-organized by the embassies of Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia to examine the lasting effects of that era.
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Death Mock died on 1 June 2017 from complications of Parkinson's disease at the age of 82.
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Honours and awards Grand Gold Medal with Ribbon for Services to the Republic of Austria Golden Commander's Cross with the Star of Honour for Services to the province of Lower Austria Grand Gold Medal of the province of Upper Austria
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Carinthian Order in Gold Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Grand Cross of Merit of the Italian Republic (1993)
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Legion of Honour (France) Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands) Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir (Croatia)
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Mother Teresa Medal (Albania) Grand Cross of Merit of the Republic of Cyprus Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland Order of Stara Planina, 1st class (Bulgaria) Order of the Star of Jordan (Jordan) Grand Officer's Cross of the Order of Umayyad Syria Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Gwanghwa Medal (South Korea) Grand Cross of the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins (Chile) Grand Cross of the Order of the Liberator San Martin (Argentina)
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Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of Romania Grand Order of Merit of South Tyrol
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Peace Connection Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina) Commander's Cross with the Star of Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Great merit of the Province of South Tyrol (Alto Adige) National Order of faithful service in the rank of Commander (Romania)