Johannes Voggenhuber (born 5 June 1950) is an

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n politician and former

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(MEP) for the

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, which is part of the

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. He was vice president of the Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee. From 1982 to 1987, he was member of the city council in

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. From 1988 to 1992, he was federal

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for the Austrian Greens, and between 1990 and 1996, Member of the

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(Nationalrat). From 1995 to 2009 he was

. He is married and has two children.

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* 1950 births Living people The Greens – The Green Alternative MEPs MEPs for Austria 1996–1999 MEPs for Austria 1999–2004 MEPs for Austria 2004–2009 {{Austria-MEP-stub