| Alfons Adam | |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Carinthia, Alpine and Danube Reichsgaue |
| Death Place: | Sankt Pölten, Austria |
| Nationality: | Austrian |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Alfons Adam (1 August 1944 – 3 May 2021) was an Austrian politician and lawyer.
Adam was heavily active in anti-abortion movements and served as chairman of PRO VITA, a movement for the "right to life".[1] On 15 October 2005, he founded the Christian Party of Austria, originally called the Christians. In the 2008 Austrian legislative election, he was the party's leading candidate, but failed to win a seat. In November 2008, he was replaced by as party leader.
In early 2009, Adam left the party altogether and founded the Christen-Allianz the following year.[2] [3] In November 2013, he was fined 5400 euros for hate speech, when he made inflammatory comments about Buddhism in a mailing program.[4] He appealed to the, which reduced the fine to 2700 euros, half of which was suspended.[5] On 26 January 2016, the ruling was overturned altogether by the Supreme Court and referred the case back to the Regional Court.[6] He later founded the OKZIDENT (Association for the Promotion of the Rule of Law), of which he served as deputy chairman.[7] He was a member of the Viennese Association of Academics.[8]
Alfons Adam died in Sankt Pölten on 3 May 2021 at the age of 76 following a short, hard illness.[9]