Editing Franz Jonas (section)

{{Short description|President of Austria from 1965 to 1974}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Franz Jonas
| image               = Franz Jonas 1965.jpg
| office              = [[President of Austria]]
| term_start          = 9 June 1965
| term_end            = 24 April 1974
| chancellor          = [[Josef Klaus]]<br />[[Bruno Kreisky]]
| predecessor         = [[Adolf Schärf]]
| successor           = [[Rudolf Kirchschläger]]
| office1             = [[List of mayors of Vienna|Mayor and Governor of Vienna]]
| term_start1         = 18 June 1951
| term_end1           = 9 June 1965
| predecessor1        = [[Theodor Körner (president)|Theodor Körner]]
| successor1          = [[Bruno Marek]]
| birth_date          = {{Birth date|df=yes|1899|10|4}}
| birth_place         = [[Floridsdorf]], Austria-Hungary
| death_date          = {{death date and age|df=yes|1974|4|24|1899|10|4}}
| death_place         = Vienna, Austria
| party               = [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Socialist Party of Austria]]
| spouse              = [[Margarete Jonas]]
| caption             = Jonas in 1965
}}

'''Franz Josef Jonas''' (4 October 1899 – 24 April 1974) was an Austrian politician who served as the [[president of Austria]] between 1965 and 1974 as a member of the [[Socialist Party of Austria]]. He previously served as [[mayor of Vienna]] from 1951 to 1965 while simultaneously serving in the [[Austrian Parliament]]. Jonas first entered politics as a young adult while he was working as a typesetter, joining the [[Socialist Youth Movement]] and the Printers' Union. He served on the town council of [[Floridsdorf]] beginning in 1945 and was then placed in command of Vienna's food supply and housing in 1948 and 1949, respectively. Jonas took interest in international affairs, making several international trips as mayor and as president. As president, he oversaw the creation of a [[minority government]] under [[Bruno Kreisky]], the leader of the Socialist Party. Jonas died in office after he was diagnosed with stomach cancer.