Hans Peter Doskozil (born 21 June 1970) is an

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, member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria. He has previously served in cabinet and is currently the

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('' Landeshauptmann'') of

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since 28 February 2019. In the 2020 Burgenland election, he led his party to win a majority of the seats in Burgenland's parliament.

Education

Doskozil studied

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at the

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from 1994 until 2000 (Mag. iur.).

Political career

On migrant policy, as Governor, Doskozil has at times adopted a harder line than his predecessor

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. In 2016, he successfully introduced new asylum measures, including a process under which migrants could be turned away at the border within an hour, which could be activated if lawmakers decree public order is threatened. Also during his time in office, Austria sued

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and the

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consortium in 2017, alleging wilful deception and fraud linked to a near 2 billion euro ($2.1 billion) jet order in 2003. In November 2022 polling, he received a plurality of the votes when respondents were asked which party they would want to be Chancellor.

References

1970 births Austrian Ministers of Defence Living people People from Styria Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians University of Vienna alumni 21st-century Austrian politicians Austrian people of Czech descent {{austria-politician-stub