Rudolf Streicher (born 19 January 1939) is a former

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. He served in the government of Austria as Minister of Transport and Economy from June 1986 to April 1992. Streicher is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ).

Life and career

Born in

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, Streicher was an apprentice in the Voest Alpine AG. He later attended the

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. While studying in Leoben he also studied Music at the Anton Bruckner Private University for Music in

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. From 1974 to 1980 he was a board member of the ''Vereinigte Metallwerke Ranshofen Berndorf AG''. In addition, he served as chief executive officer of AMAG Austria Metall AG from 1981 to 1986. In 1986 Streicher became Minister of the Public Economy and Transport (

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: ''Bundesminister für öffentliche Wirtschaft und Verkehr'') under Chancellor

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. He held this position in three Vranitzky cabinets and stood down in 1992 to seek the Presidency in which he was widely considered the front-runner. Streicher won the first round with a margin of more than three percents, but he did not gain enough votes to avoid a runoff election. However, he lost the second round of the election in 1992 to

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and subsequently retired from active politics. After his political career, he served as chief executive officer of Steyr-Daimler-Puch from 1992 to 1998 and of the Austrian State and Industrial Holding Ltd from 1999 to 2001. Streicher was also the president of

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from 1997 to October 1999. He also worked as a conductor and played with the

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. Streicher is married and father of one daughter. Streicher became an honorary professor at the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Streicher, Rudolf Living people 1939 births Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians Government ministers of Austria University of Leoben alumni People from Amstetten District 20th-century Austrian politicians