Anton Benya

Anton Benya (born 8 October 1912 in Vienna, 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.

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)
 * 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