Hubert Gorbach (born 27 July 1956) is an

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n politician and a member of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ). Until April 2005, he was a leading member in the Freedom Party. Born in

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, he was vice-governor (german: Landeshauptmannstellvertreter) of Vorarlberg until 2003. In 2003, he succeeded

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. From February 2003 until June 2004, Gorbach was Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology in Austria in a

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government headed by the People's Party. Before starting his political career, he was a manager in the

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industry ( Getzner). He is married and is interested in

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s. He has praised

Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (as transliterated from Russian; also transliterated from Belarusian as Alyaksand(a)r Ryhoravich Lukashenka;, ; rus, Александр Григорьевич Лукашенко, Aleksandr Grigoryevich Luk ...

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, stating its elections are "up to West European standards". In October 2011, Hubert Gorbach lost his driving licence because of

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GORBACH, Hubert
International Who's Who. accessed 8 September 2006.
GORBACH, Hubert
Homepage.

Profil Weekly Newspaper. Accessed 10-22-2011. 1956 births Living people People from Feldkirch District Vice-Chancellors of Austria 21st-century Austrian politicians {{Austria-politician-stub