Gerald Hauser (born 30 September 1961) is an

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, and formerly a member of the National Council, for the

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Early life

Hauser attended elementary school between 1968 and 1972 and then went to the Realgymnasium in

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, where he graduated in 1980. He then began studying

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at the

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, which he completed in 1985. In 1985, Hauser began teaching at the commercial academy and commercial school in Lienz. In addition to his work as a teacher, Hauser has been the tourism chairman of the municipality of St. Jakob in Defereggen since 1988.

Early political career

Hauser would be elected to the

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in 1999, and would serve until 2003. Hauser would also be State Party Chairman of the FPÖ Tyrol from 2004-2013.

Member of the National Council

In the 2006 election, Hauser would be placed 4th on the FPÖ party list and the top candidate for Tyrol. Hauser would be elected, and serve for 2 years as a member of the National Council. Hauser would not run for re-election in

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. In the 2013 election, Hauser would be placed 284th on the party list and 2nd on the Tyrol state list. Hauser would be elected back to the National Council after a 5 year hiatus. In the 2017 election, Hauser would be placed 43rd on the party list and 3rd on the Tyrol state list. Hauser would be re-elected. In

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, Hauser would be placed 46th on the party list and 5th on the Tyrol state list. He would be re-elected.

Member of the European Parliament

In the

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, Hauser would be placed 5th on the FPÖ list. As the party won six seats, Hauser would be elected and join the PfE group.

Committees and Delegations

10th European Parliament

* Committee on Public Health * Delegation for Northern cooperation and for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee * Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee * Delegation for relations with Belarus * Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly

References

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