Andreas Mölzer (born 2 December 1952) is an Austrian politician and former
Member of the European Parliament
A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been Election, elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and S ...
for the
Freedom Party of Austria
The Freedom Party of Austria (, FPÖ) is a political party in Austria, variously described as far-right, right-wing populist, national-conservative, and Eurosceptic. It has been led by Herbert Kickl since 2021. It is the largest of five part ...
.
Biography
Born in
Leoben
Leoben () is a Styrian city in central Austria, located on the Mur River, Mur river. With a population in 2023 of about 25,140 it is a local industrial centre and hosts the University of Leoben, which specialises in mining. The Peace of Leoben, ...
,
Styria
Styria ( ; ; ; ) is an Austrian Federal states of Austria, state in the southeast of the country. With an area of approximately , Styria is Austria's second largest state, after Lower Austria. It is bordered to the south by Slovenia, and cloc ...
, Andreas Mölzer is of Styrian origin and attended grammar school in
Knittelfeld
Knittelfeld () is a city in Styria, Austria, located on the banks of the Mur River, Mur river.
The name of the town has become notorious for the Knittelfeld Putsch of September 7, 2002, a party meeting of the Freedom Party of Austria, which resul ...
. After serving in the
Austrian Army, he studied Law, History and Sociology at the
Graz University
The University of Graz (, formerly: ''Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz'') is a public university, public research university located in Graz, Austria. It is the largest and oldest university in Styria, as well as the second-largest and second-old ...
. He became a member of a
Student Corps
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. From 1979 to 1981 he was assistant at
law
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departments. He left university in 1982 without graduating and became editor-in-chief of the ''Kärntner Nachrichten'' newspaper. From 1991 until 1994 he was an elected member of the
Bundesrat and president of the ''Freedom Party's Academy''.
From 1999 until 2002, Mölzer was cultural advisor of
Jörg Haider
Jörg Haider (; 26 January 1950 – 11 October 2008) was an Austrian politician. He was Governor of Carinthia on two occasions, the long-time leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and later Chairman of the Alliance for the Future of Au ...
, governor of
Carinthia
Carinthia ( ; ; ) is the southernmost and least densely populated States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The Lake Wolayer is a mountain lake on the Carinthian side of the Carnic Main ...
. In 2004, Mölzer was elected as the only
MEP for the Freedom Party. In 2005, he was expelled from the Freedom Party for being a harsh critic of
Jörg Haider
Jörg Haider (; 26 January 1950 – 11 October 2008) was an Austrian politician. He was Governor of Carinthia on two occasions, the long-time leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and later Chairman of the Alliance for the Future of Au ...
and his faction, but was readmitted after
Heinz-Christian Strache took over the party.
Andreas Mölzer is married and has six children. He lives in Carinthia.
Politics
Mölzer is a leading figure of the
pan-German wing of the Freedom Party. He defines himself as a "
cultural German" and often publishes articles in the
Junge Freiheit.
In the European Parliament, Mölzer is known for trying to create a network of right-wing-MEPs, including the French
Front National, the Italian
Fiamma Tricolore and others. The formation of the
Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty
Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty (, abbr. ITS, stylised its) was a far-right political group that operated in the European Parliament between January and November 2007. It was composed of 23 MEPs and only existed during the European Parliamen ...
group was an effect of his efforts. he was Deputy Leader of the group. He sat on its
Committee on Constitutional Affairs The Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) is a committee of the European Parliament dealing with institutional matters such as revisions to the Treaties of the European Union, inter-institutional agreements, and the Parliament's internal rules ...
, and was a substitute for the
Committee on Culture and Education
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Responsibilities of the committee
This committee has focused on the well-being of all members of the human race and the increased opportunities for educat ...
and a member of the Delegation to the
EU-
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
Joint Parliamentary Committee.
In April 2014, Mölzer pulled out of the European elections over controversy sparked by remarks he made at a party meeting.
Media
Mölzer has been publishing in the
Die Presse
(, ) is a German-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vienna, Austria. It is considered a newspaper of record for Austria.
History and profile
was first printed on 3 July 1848 as a liberal (libertarian)-bourgeois newspaper within the ...
and the
Kronen Zeitung, Austria's leading
tabloid, since 1998. Since 1997, he is editor-in-chief of the right-wing-weekly
Zur Zeit, which is seen as Austrian pendant to Germany's
Junge Freiheit, for which Mölzer contributes an article on European Affairs every week. He has also been writing and editing several books on political or history topics.
Mölzer has published several lyrical and prosaical works. His lyrics (''Earth-brown tides / roll crowding / mightily through the country'') is interpreted in a political context.
[Mölzers Dichtkünste: Shades of Brown](_blank)
Der Standard, 26. März 2014 However, it is said that the situation depicted in the poem could have been avoided. His novel ''Der Graue'' was criticized as it became subject of a public debate in 2014. This novel tells the tale of a survivor of a nuclear war who wanders and rapes through an apocalyptic landscape.
The daily newspaper Kurier called the novel as "crazed fantasy of violence" and summarised its ending as follows: "From a folkish perspective, everything in the gray finds its happy ending: the aryan finds his female, saves the species - and is allowed to die."
Mölzers krude Gewalt-Fantasien
Kurier, 27 March 2014
See also
*2004 European Parliament election in Austria
An election was held on 13 June 2004 to elect MEPs representing the Austria constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election.
The parties of the left, the Austrian Social Dem ...
References
External links
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1952 births
Living people
People from Leoben
Freedom Party of Austria MEPs
MEPs for Austria 2004–2009
MEPs for Austria 2009–2014
German nationalism in Austria
German nationalists
Kronen Zeitung people