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Bernhard Höfler
Bernhard Höfler (born 1986) is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Tyrol since October 2024. Höfler was born in 1986 in Innsbruck. He studied at the Villa Blanka Tourism School in Innsbruck. He was a Chef de Rang at the Restaurant Glasmalerei in Innsbruck from 2006 to 2007. He has worked for the Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) since 2007. He has been chairman of the Social Democratic Trade Unionists' Group (FSG) in Tyrol Tyrol ( ; historically the Tyrole; ; ) is a historical region in the Alps of Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, f ... since May 2022. He was elected to the National Council at the 2024 legislative election. Höfler has a son. References External links 1986 births Austrian trade unionists Living people Members of the 28th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Council (Austria)
The National Council (, ) is one of the two houses of the Austrian Parliament and is frequently referred to as the lower house. The Politics of Austria, constitution endows the National Council with far more power than the Federal Council (Austria), Federal Council. Responsibilities The National Council is where Austria's federal legislature, legislative authority is concentrated; for a bill to become federal law, it must be resolved upon by this chamber. Bills passed by the National Council are sent to the Federal Council of Austria, Federal Council for corroboration. If the Federal Council approves of the bill or simply does nothing for eight weeks, the bill has succeeded. If the Federal Council vetoes the bill, the National Council may still force it into law by essentially just passing it again; a National Council resolution overruling a Federal Council objection merely has to meet a higher quorum than a regular resolution. In other words, the Federal Council does not have an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
