Josef Pröll (; born 14 September 1968, in

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) is an

n former politician who was the chairman of the

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from 2008 until 2011. He was

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and

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. Previously, he was the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, and Water Management. He was also in charge of rethinking the party's positions and developing a more liberal socio-economic stance. On 28 November 2008, he was elected as the new federal party chairman by 89.6% of delegates at a party conference in

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. After two thromboses he suffered a

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in March 2011. A few weeks later, on 13 April, he resigned from all political functions. His successor was the Foreign Minister,

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Pröll legt alle Ämter nieder
/ref> He is the nephew of Erwin Pröll and the father of Alexander Pröll.

References

External links

Josef Pröll at the ÖVP website
1968 births Agriculture ministers of Austria Austrian People's Party politicians Ministers of finance of Austria Living people Members of the 22nd National Council (Austria) Members of the 23rd National Council (Austria) Members of the 24th National Council (Austria) People from Stockerau University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna alumni Vice-chancellors of Austria {{Austria-politician-stub