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Second Schüssel Government
The second Schüssel government () was sworn in on 28 February 2003 and was replaced on 11 January 2007. Composition References {{DEFAULTSORT:Second Schussel cabinet Politics of Austria Schüssel II 2000s in Austria 2003 establishments in Austria 2007 disestablishments in Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Austria
The president of Austria () is the head of state of the Austria, Republic of Austria. The office of the president was established in 1920 by the Constituent National Assembly (Austria), Constituent National Assembly of the First Austrian Republic, first republic following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Habsburg monarchy in Aster Revolution, 1918. As head of state, the president indirectly succeeded the emperor of Austria. The power and role of the presidency has varied drastically over time. During the early first republic, the president was an utterly powerless figurehead. In the late first republic, the president received tremendous power but this power was swiftly taken away again following the abrogation of the Federal Constitutional Law, Constitution and the erection of a Federal State of Austria, corporatist dictatorship in 1934. When Anschluss, Nazi Germany annexed Austria in 1938, the presidency was completely abolished. Following the liberation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greens – The Green Alternative
The Greens – The Green Alternative (, ) is a green political party in Austria. The Greens currently sit in opposition. Formerly, they were part of the Schallenberg government, the Second Kurz government, and the Nehammer government. It won 8.2% of votes cast in the 2024 Austrian legislative election. The current President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, is from the Green Party. The party was founded in 1986 under the name "Green Alternative" (''Grüne Alternative''), following the merger of the more conservative Green party ''Vereinte Grüne Österreichs'' (United Greens of Austria VGÖ, founded 1982) and the more progressive party ''Alternative Liste Österreichs'' (Alternative List Austria, ALÖ, founded 1982). Since 1993, the party has carried the official name ''Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative (Grüne)'', but refers to itself in English as "Austrian Greens". There are still differences between the former members of the old Alternative and VGÖ factions with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günther Platter
Günther Platter (born 7 June 1954) is an Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and was the governor of Tyrol between 2008 and 2022, succeeding Herwig van Staa. Before becoming governor, Platter served as interior minister and as Minister of Defence A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...Bischof, Gunther & Anton Pelinka, eds. ''The Americaization/Westernization of Austria.'' Contemporary Austrian Studies, vol. 12. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 2004. 312. in the cabinets of Gusenbauer and Schüssel. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Platter, Gunther Ministers of defense of Austria 1954 births Living people People from Zams Ministers of the interior of Austria Governors of Tyrol Austrian People's Party politicians 21st-century Austrian politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Strasser
Ernst Strasser (* 29 April 1956 in Grieskirchen, Upper Austria) is a former Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) politician and former Federal Minister of the Interior in Austria (2000–2004), Member of the European Parliament (2009–2011) and bearer of the " Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash". Biography of Ernst Strasser, in Parlament.gv.at, retrieved: 14. May 2019 Since 2014, he works as an Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur in the sector [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ministers Of The Interior (Austria)
The minister of the interior () is the minister (Austria), head and chief executive of the Ministry of the Interior (Austria), Ministry of the Interior as well as the ultimate authority in matters public security in Austria. The incumbent minister of the Interior is Gerhard Karner (ÖVP). The minister is appointed by the President of Austria, president on advice of the Chancellor of Austria, chancellor. Powers and duties The Federal Constitutional Law itself expressly designates the minister as the supreme authority in matters of public security () and places the Federal Police, police directorates immediately beneath the control of the minister. In this capacity, and as a supreme executive organ, the minister bears ultimate responsibly for the direction of law enforcement and the administration of security policy, and cannot be overruled by any other officer or body within the executive branch. The minister is assisted by a secretary general, who administers the day-to-day mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl-Heinz Grasser
Karl-Heinz Grasser (born 2 January 1969) is an Austrian businessman and former politician who was the Austrian Finance Minister (2000–2007) under Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel. Grasser is known for his involvement in several corruption scandals during his time as finance minister. In 2020, Grasser was sentenced to 8 years in prison for corruption. In March 2025, the Austrian Supreme Court of Justice upheld the conviction, but reduced the sentence to 4 years in prison. Early career Grasser was born in Klagenfurt, Austria. He studied business administration at the University of Klagenfurt from 1988 to 1992. Grasser joined the far right nationalist Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) under the mentorship of Jörg Haider and became the party's General Secretary in 1993. In 1994, he became the second deputy governor of Carinthia. In 1998, Grasser temporarily left politics after a dispute with Haider to work for Magna Europa as a vice president. Minister of finance In 2000, Grasser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Gehrer
Elisabeth Gehrer (' Pokorny, born 11 May 1942) is an Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). From May 1995 until January 2007, Gehrer was Federal Minister for Education, Science and Culture, at first in grand coalition governments headed by Franz Vranitzky and Viktor Klima (both SPÖ), and from 2000 onwards in Wolfgang Schüssel's coalition government. From 1999 to 2007, she also served as vice party chairperson of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). Biography The daughter of a self-employed businessman and a kindergarten teacher, she was brought up and educated in Innsbruck. She became a primary school teacher in 1961 and continued teaching in small country schools, until 1966. In 1964, she married Fritz Gehrer, moved to Bregenz, Vorarlberg and became a homemaker. The couple has three adult sons, one of whom, Stefan, is a journalist for the ORF. Gehrer started her political career in 1980 as a regional politician in Bregenz. She remained in Vorarlberg in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursula Plassnik
Ursula Plassnik (; born 23 May 1956) is an Austrian diplomat and politician. She was Foreign Minister of Austria between October 2004 and December 2008. She has served as the Austrian ambassador to Switzerland from 2016 to 2021. Early life and career Plassnik is from the Austrian state of Carinthia and grew up in a social democratic family. She was born in Klagenfurt on 23 May 1956. From 1971 to 1972 she was an exchange student at the Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia, United States. She received a law degree from the University of Vienna in 1978 and a postgraduate Certificate of Advanced European Studies (equivalent to a master's degree) from the College of Europe in Bruges, where she studied 1979–1980 (Salvador de Madariaga promotion). Subsequently, she worked in different positions in the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs until 1997. Until that time she was considered to be politically neutral or even social-democratic. On 1 July 1997 she was chosen by Wolfgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benita Ferrero-Waldner
Benita Ferrero-Waldner (born 5 September 1948) is an Austrian diplomat and politician, and a member of the conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). Ferrero-Waldner served as Foreign Minister of Austria 2000–2004 and was the candidate of the Austrian People's Party in the 2004 Austrian presidential election, which she narrowly lost with 47.6% of the votes. She served as the European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy from 2004 to 2009, and as the European Commissioner for Trade and European Neighbourhood Policy from 2009 to 2010. Early life and education Born in Salzburg, Waldner took her matura exams in 1966 and then studied law, receiving a doctorate from the University of Salzburg in 1970. Career Until 1983 Waldner worked in the private sector. Only in 1984 did she enter the diplomatic service. One of her most influential positions was ''Chef de protocole'' for Secretary General Boutros-Ghali at the UN in New York City. From 1995 u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Foreign Affairs (Austria)
This article lists the ministers of foreign affairs of Austria, from 30 October 1918 up to today. During the time of the ''Anschluss'' to Nazi Germany from 1938 to 1945, Austria had no government in its own right. The current Austrian foreign minister is Beate Meinl-Reisinger, who took office on the 3rd of March 2025. List of officeholders (1918–present) Foreign ministers of Austria during the Interwar period Austria annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938 (see Austria within Nazi Germany for details). Independence restored in 1945. Foreign ministers of Austria after the end of World War II See also * Foreign relations of Austria * List of diplomatic missions of Austria * List of foreign ministers of Austria-Hungary This is a list of foreign ministers () of the Habsburg monarchy, of the Austrian Empire, and of Austria-Hungary up to 1918. Ministers of foreign affairs Habsburg monarchy (1720–1805) From 1664/69 the Privy Conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
