Anton Benya

Anton Benya (born 8 October 1912 in Vienna,^[1] died 5 December 2001) was an Austrian politician (with the Social Democratic Party of Austria) and trade unionist. He was President of the National Council from 1971 to 1986.^[2]

Honours and awards

• Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria (1972)
• Commander's Cross with Star of Burgenland (1972)
• Grand Gold Medal with Star for Services to the City of Vienna (1972)
• Gold Medal of the French Senate (1972)
• Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1972)
• Grand Cordon of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (1974)
• Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1975)
• Decoration for Services to the Liberation of Austria (1977)
• Honorary Citizen of the City of Vienna (1977)
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark, 1979)
• Grand Cross of the Order of Isabel the Catholic (Spain, 1979)
• Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star (Sweden, 1980)
• Carinthian provincial Order in Gold (1982)
• Medal of the French President in silver (1982)
• Honorary Diploma of the City Council of Eisenerz (1983)
• Grand Cross of the Order of Christ (Portugal, 1984)
• Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1985)
• Medal for service to the Parliament of the People's Republic of Poland (1986)
• Medal of Europe in silver
• Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (France)
• Grand Cross of the Order of Honour (Greece)
• Medal for Merit in resistance against fascism (Czechoslovakia)
• Order of the Yugoslav Great Star
• Order of Tudor Vladimirescu, 1st class (Romania)
• Supreme Order of the Renaissance, 1st class (Jordan)
• Gold Medal of the Parliament of South Africa
• Order of the Golden Heart, 2nd class (Kenya)
• Ring of honor in Gold of the Mineworkers Federation of Bolivia
• Medal of the Greater London Council in Silver
• Medal from the Mayor of Vienna
• Honorary Medal of the Vienna University of Economics and Business