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{{Short description|Austrian politician (1924–1986)}}
'''Franz Karasek''' (22 April 1924, in [[Vienna]] – 10 March 1986) was an [[Austrians|Austrian]] politician.
==Education==
He studied international law in Paris and graduated as a Doctor of Law from the [[University of Vienna]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Dr. Franz Karasek|publisher=Austrian Parliament|year=2008
|url= http://www.parlament.gv.at/WW/DE/PAD_00773/pad_00773.shtml|access-date=2009-10-02}}</ref>
==Career==
He became a diplomat and helped negotiate Austria's return to full sovereignty in 1955, the year when Austria joined the Council of Europe.<ref>{{cite book|title= Debates of the parliamentary Assembly, 21 April 1986|publisher=Council of Europe|year=1986
|isbn=9789287109361|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ZT4u3v2Q3HgC&pg=PA2|access-date=2009-10-02}}</ref>
He joined the [[Austrian People's Party]] (ÖVP) in 1951. From 1950 to 1952, he was an official in the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
From 1952 to 1953 he was secretary to Chancellor [[Leopold Figl]].<ref>{{cite book|title= Curriculum vitae of Dr Frank Karasek, Document 4323 of the Parliamentary Assembly|publisher=Council of Europe|date=1979-05-04|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=XX592HX33GQC&pg=PP29|access-date=2009-10-02}}</ref>  He entered the [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]] in 1970, four years after he was elected to the [[National Council of Austria|Nationalrat]].
He served as president of the Cultural Commission and General Rapporteur of the Political Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly. He was [[Secretary General of the Council of Europe]] from 1 October 1979, to 1 October 1984. He was married and had two children.
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