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Franz Jantscher
Franz Jantscher (born 7 February 1969) is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council (Austria), National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria, Social Democratic Party, he has represented Styria since October 2024. Jantscher was born on 7 February 1969 in Leoben and grew up in Kammern im Liesingtal. He was an apprentice electrician and machine fitter at the Voestalpine steelworks in :de:Donawitz, Donawitz from 1984 to 1988 and has worked there since then. He has been a member of the works council at Voestalpine in Donawitz since 2003. He also studied at the Chamber for Workers and Employees (AK) for Styria from 1993 to 1997. He has held various positions in the PRO-GE trade union since 2022, at regional, state and federal levels. He has been chairman of the :de:Fraktion Sozialdemokratischer GewerkschafterInnen, Social Democratic Trade Unionists' Group (FSG) in Upper Styria East since March 2022. He was elected to the National Council (Austria), ... [...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] |
