Josef Pühringer (; born 30 October 1949 in
Traun
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) is a former
Austria
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n
politician
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.
From 2 March 1995 to 6 April 2017 he was the governor (
Landeshauptmann
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) of
Upper Austria
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. He is a member of the
Austrian People's Party
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Since January 2025, the party has been led by Christian Stocker (as an acting leader). It is currently the second-largest p ...
(ÖVP).
He is a member of several
Roman Catholic
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student
fraternities
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that belong to the
ÖCV and the
MKV.
Pühringer is imperial Knight of Honor of the
Order of St. George
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.
Homepage of the St. Georgs Orden
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References
1949 births
Living people
People from Linz-Land District
Governors of Upper Austria
Austrian Roman Catholics
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