Hans Niessl (in official documents, his surname is spelt Nießl, born 12 June 1951 in Zurndorf) is an

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

, member of the

Social Democratic Party of Austria The Social Democratic Party of Austria ( , SPÖ) is a social democratic political party in Austria. Founded in 1889 as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (, SDAPÖ) and later known as the Socialist Party of Austria () from 1945 unt ...

and former governor of

Burgenland Burgenland (; ; ; Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian: ''Burgnland''; Slovene language, Slovene: ''Gradiščanska''; ) is the easternmost and least populous Bundesland (Austria), state of Austria. It consists of two statutory city (Austria), statut ...

. From 1987 till 2000, Niessl was mayor of

Frauenkirchen Frauenkirchen () is an Austrian town in the district of Neusiedl am See, Burgenland. History The first mentioning of Frauenkirchen was in 1324 as "Szent Maria". During the Siege of Vienna (1529) and the Battle of Vienna, the village and the chu ...

, he has been a member of the parliament of Burgenland since 1996.

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* 1951 births Living people People from Neusiedl am See District Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians Governors of Burgenland {{Austria-politician-stub