Herbert Sausgruber (born July 24, 1946 in

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) was

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of the Austrian state of

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and chairman of the Vorarlberg ÖVP.

Education

After the ''Matura'' (general qualification for university entrance), Sausgruber he studied law and Catholic theology at the University of

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and become a member of the fraternity “''AKV Tirolia''”. He graduated in 1970 in

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As public servant

After a year working in a court he was admitted to the public service. First he served as the chief of the youth welfare office in the counties of Bludenz, Feldkirch and Bregenz. After 1975 he worked in the office of the government of Vorarlberg.

As politician

From 1975 on, he was

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in Höchst, from 1978 on chief of the parish council. In 1979 he became a member of the Vorarlberg

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. In 1981 he became ''Klubobmann'' of the ÖVP in the Landtag, 1986 he became the chairman of the Vorarlberg ÖVP. In 1990, he became the vice governor of Vorarlberg and on April 2, 1997 the Landtag voted him in the post of the governor of the state. He held this position till 2011.

External links

Herbert Sausgrubers Website on the Site of the Vorarlberg Government

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sausgruber, Herbert 1946 births Living people People from Bregenz Austrian People's Party politicians Governors of Vorarlberg Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg