Kurt Steyrer (June 3, 1920 – July 16, 2007) was an
Austrian politician,
health minister and
Social Democratic Party presidential candidate.
Steyrer was born on June 3, 1920, in the city of
Linz. He studied medicine in
Vienna and
Prague before opening up his own practice in
dermatology. His medical background paved the way for him to serve as the health and environment minister of
Austria.
Steyrer was one of the leaders of the Social Democratic Party of Austria. He ran unsuccessfully as the Social Democratic candidate for
president of Austria
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in 1986, losing to former
UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim.
Steyrer died in Vienna in 2007 after a brief illness. His death was initially reported by the
Austria Press Agency and the
ORF
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. Waldheim, his 1986 presidential opponent, died a little more than a month before Steyrer in June 2007.
References
External links
Wiener Zeitung: Kurt Steyrer, former SPÖ presidential candidate, dead
1920 births
2007 deaths
Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians
Candidates for President of Austria
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