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Second Schüssel Government
The second Schüssel government (german: Bundesregierung Schüssel II) was sworn in on 28 February 2003 and was replaced on 11 January 2007. Composition References {{DEFAULTSORT:Second Schussel cabinet Politics of Austria Schüssel II 2000s in Austria 2003 establishments in Austria 2007 disestablishments in Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Austria
The president of Austria (german: Bundespräsident der Republik Österreich) is the head of state of the Republic of Austria. Though theoretically entrusted with great power by the Constitution, in practice the president is largely a ceremonial and symbolic figurehead. The office of the president was established in 1920 following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Habsburg monarchy in 1918. As head of state, the president succeeded the chair of the Constituent Assembly, the post-monarchic provisional legislature. Originally intended to be chosen directly by the Austrian people through universal suffrage every six years, the president was instead appointed by the legislative Federal Assembly until 1951, when Theodor Körner became the first popularly-elected president. Since the institution of the popular vote, only nominees of the Social Democratic Party and the People's Party had been elected to the presidency, with the exception of the Green-endorsed incumb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benita Ferrero-Waldner
Benita Ferrero-Waldner (born 5 September 1948) is an Austrian diplomat and politician, and a member of the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). Ferrero-Waldner served as Foreign Minister of Austria 2000–2004 and was the candidate of the Austrian People's Party in the 2004 Austrian presidential election, which she narrowly lost with 47.6% of the votes. She served as the European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy from 2004 to 2009, and as the European Commissioner for Trade and European Neighbourhood Policy from 2009 to 2010. Early life and education Born in Salzburg, Waldner took her matura exams in 1966 and then studied law, receiving a doctorate from the University of Salzburg in 1970. Career Until 1983 Waldner worked in the private sector. Only in 1984 did she enter the diplomatic service. One of her most influential positions was ''Chef de protocole'' for Secretary General Boutros-Ghali at the UN in New York City. From 1995 unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Gastinger
Karin Gastinger (born 11 March 1964) is an Austrian politician. She was Federal Minister of Justice in the coalition government led by Wolfgang Schüssel which served from June 2004 to January 2007. She was born Karin Miklautsch in Graz, Styria, and, after graduating from law school, became a lawyer with the Carinthian government, where she was appointed head of the Department of Water Law in 1999. In the autumn of 2004, still unknown to most Austrians, Gastinger was nominated by Jörg Haider, the governor of Carinthia, and his Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), as successor to , the Minister of Justice who had just stepped down. Gastinger had never been a member of the Freedom Party, and she remained ''parteifrei'' on being sworn in as Federal Minister of Justice. During her term of office, Gastinger gained quite a lot of recognition as a competent politician despite her initial inexperience. When, in April 2005, Haider split from the FPÖ and formed the Alliance for the Futur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ministers Of Justice (Austria) ...
The Minister of Justice of Austria (german: Justizminister) heads the Ministry of Justice. Ministers First Republic Second Republic See also * Ministry of Justice (Austria) Notes References {{Austrian Federal Ministries Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursula Haubner
Ursula Haubner (born 22 December 1945) is an Austrian politician of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ), formerly of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ). Early life and education Haubner was born in Bad Goisern, Upper Austria, and took her ''Matura'' exams in Bad Ischl in 1963. Her younger brother was former FPÖ and BZÖ party chairman Jörg Haider. Career A former teacher, local politician, and a member of government (''Staatssekretärin'') since February 2003, Haubner was appointed federal minister of social affairs in January 2005, succeeding Herbert Haupt, whom she had already followed as party chairperson in June 2004. She joined her brother Jörg Haider Jörg Haider (; 26 January 1950 – 11 October 2008) was an Austrian politician. He was Governor of Carinthia on two occasions, the long-time leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and later Chairman of the Alliance for the Future of ... when he decided to split from the Freedom Party to create ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ministers Of Social Affairs (Austria)
The Minister of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (german: Bundesminister für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz) heads the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection In Austrian politics, the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (''Bundesministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz'') is the ministry in charge of welfare policy. The Ministry was fi .... List First Republic Second Republic Notes References {{Austrian Federal Ministries Lists of government ministers of Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liese Prokop
Liesel "Liese" Prokop-Sykora (27 March 1941 – 31 December 2006) was an Austrian athlete who competed mainly in the pentathlon and, later in her life, a politician. Biography Born as Liese Sykora in Tulln District, Lower Austria, on 27 March 1941, she graduated from the University of Vienna with a degree in biology and sport. In 1965 she married her former coach, Gunnar Prokop. The couple had two sons and a daughter. in 1967, she became student world champion in Tokyo. She competed for Austria in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the Pentathlon where she won the silver medal. In 1969, she became European champion in Athens, breaking the world pentathlon record. In addition, she was Austrian champion in pentathlon, long jump, high jump, hurdles, relay and shot putting. Prokop began her political career in 1969 and became a member of the Parliament of Lower Austria. She served as regional minister from 1981 to 1992 and vice president of Lower Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günther Platter
Günther Platter is an Austrian politician (ÖVP) and is the current governor of Tyrol after his predecessor Herwig van Staa. Before becoming governor, Platter served as interior minister and as Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from coun ...Bischof, Gunther & Anton Pelinka, eds. ''The Americaization/Westernization of Austria.'' Contemporary Austrian Studies, vol. 12. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 2004. 312. in the cabinets of Gusenbauer and Schüssel. 28 February 2003. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Platter, Gunther Austrian Ministers of Defence 1954 births Living people People from Zams Interior Ministers of Austria Governors of Tyrol Austrian People's Party politicians 21st-century Austrian politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Strasser
Ernst Strasser (* 29 April 1956 in Grieskirchen, Upper Austria) is a former Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) politician and former Federal Ministry of the Interior (Austria), Federal Minister of the Interior in Austria (2000–2004), Member of the European Parliament (2009–2011) and bearer of the "Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash". Biography of Ernst Strasser, in Parlament.gv.at, retrieved: 14. May 2019 Since 2014, he works as an Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur in the Mergers and acquisitions sectorDr. Ernst Strasser Biography retrieved: 14. May 2019 in Sli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ministers Of The Interior (Austria)
The minister of the Interior () is the ultimate authority for public security in Austria as well as the head and chief executive of the Ministry of the Interior. The incumbent minister of the Interior is Gerhard Karner (ÖVP). The minister is appointed by the president on advice of the chancellor. Powers and duties The Federal Constitutional Law itself expressly designates the minister as the supreme authority in matters of public security () and places the police directorates immediately beneath the control of the minister. In this capacity, and as a supreme executive organ, the minister bears ultimate responsibly for the direction of law enforcement and the administration of security policy Security policy is a definition of what it means to ''be secure'' for a system, organization or other entity. For an organization, it addresses the constraints on behavior of its members as well as constraints imposed on adversaries by mechanisms ..., and cannot be overruled by any o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl-Heinz Grasser
Karl-Heinz Grasser (born 2 January 1969) is a former Austrian politician (FPÖ at first and later associated with but never officially a member of the ÖVP), who held the office of Austrian Finance Minister from February 2000 to January 2007 as a member of the two subsequent governments of Wolfgang Schüssel. While at the time praised by many for consolidating Austria's budget, he has since then been known for his involvement in major corruption scandals. In 2020, Grasser was sentenced to 8 years in prison for corruption. For some time, he was also some kind of a jet set person after marrying Fiona Swarovski, the heir of the Swarovski crystal manufacturers in Tyrol, Austria. Early career He was born in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, where he studied business administration at the University of Klagenfurt from 1988 to 1992. He soon joined the far right nationalist Austrian Freedom Party and became the second deputy governor of Carinthia in 1994, but after a dispute with his mentor, Jörg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ministers Of Finance (Austria)
The Minister of Finance of Austria (german: Bundesminister für Finanzen) heads the Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the finance. Lists of current ministries of finance Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Finance (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Finance and Ec .... Ministers First Republic Second Republic See also * Ministry of Finance (Austria) Notes References {{Austrian Federal Ministries Finance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
