Klaus Köchl (born 28 November 1961) is an
Austria
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n politician and member of the
National Council.
A member of the
Social Democratic Party, he has represented Carinthia since October 2019. He was a member of the
Carinthian Landtag from April 2008 to October 2019.
Köchl was born on 28 November 1961 in
St. Veit an der Glan.
He trained to be an
office clerk at a
vocational school
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in St. Veit an der Glan.
He has worked as a
carpentry
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supplies salesman and for
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).
He has held various positions in the
Liebenfels and
St. Veit an der Glan District branches of the
Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) since 1994.
He has been mayor of Liebenfels since 2003.
He was appointed to the
Carinthian Landtag in April 2008 following the resignation of
Gerhard Mock.
He was elected to the
National Council at the
2019 legislative election.
He subsequently resigned from the Landtag in October 2019 and was replaced by
Armin Geißler in Carinthia East electoral district.
Köchl is in a
civil partnership and has two children.
References
External links
1961 births
Living people
Mayors of places in Austria
Members of the 27th National Council (Austria)
Members of the Carinthian Landtag
People from Sankt Veit an der Glan District
Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians
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