Roland Frühstück (born 8 February 1958, in Bregenz,

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

) is an Austrian politician for the

Austrian People's Party The Austrian People's Party (german: Österreichische Volkspartei , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria. Since December 2021, the party has been led provisionally by Karl Nehammer. It is currentl ...

(ÖVP). Frühstück has been, since 2009, deputy to the

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State Parliament, and is currently serving as the ÖVP representative (''klubobmann'') in the state parliament.

Education and profession

Frühstück grew up in Vorarlberg's capital of Bregenz, where he graduated from trade school in 1972. Following his trade school, he passed his matura under the Business Academy in Bregenz. In 1979, he graduated from the Business Academy and began studying German and sports as part of a teaching degree at the

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (german: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck; la, Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. ...

. In 1984, he graduated. Frühstück's first professional job was at the Business Academy in Schwaz, where he taught for a year before HTL Rankweil changed back to

. In 1993, he led a professional career back in his hometown when he began teaching at the Bregenzer Bundesgymnasium Blumenstraße. Since 1995, he has been in various management positions of the handball club

Bregenz Handball Bregenz Handball is a handball club from Bregenz, Austria. They currently compete in the Handball Liga Austria. History Bregenz Handball was founded in 1946 at the divisions of SC Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz. The team initially played in the German ...

. His career as a teacher ended in 2006 when he became a politician. After the trainer of Bregenz Handball was dismissed in February 2012, Frühstück took over his position as a sports director.

Political career

Frühstück's political career began in 2000, when he was a part of the mayoral election in Bregenz for the ÖVP and for town council and was elected into town council. As a town councilor, he managed the department of real estate and sport from 2005. After the Vorarlberg state elections in 2009, he was a mandated substitute for then Governor Herbert Sausgruber, who was elected into the Vorarlberg Landtag. On 7 December 2011, he was chosen as the successor of the Vorarlberg state government, appointed

Rainer Gögele Rainer Gögele (born 26 July 1956, Feldkirch, Austria) is a former Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He was, from 2011 to 2012, in the Provincial Government of Vorarlberg. He was previously, since 2004, deputy of the � ...

, who ÖVP Vorarlberg branch selected for their party chairman in the parliament.

Personal life

Roland Frühstück has been married since July 8, 1988 and is the father of a son and a daughter. He lives with his family in Bregenz. His son,

Lukas Frühstück Lukas Frühstück (born 26 June 1991) is an Austrian Handball player for Bregenz Handball. Career Lukas Frühstück has been playing handball for Bregenz since his youth with Bregenz Handball. He played with Bregenz Handball in the EHF Champi ...

, is an active handball player for

. In March 2012, Roland Frühstück was arrested for driving under the influence. Both he and his political companions later described this as a serious mistake.Kleine Zeitung:
ÖVP-Politiker verlor Führerschein nach Alko-Fahrt
'.

References

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