Josef Lux (1 February 1956 in

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– 21 November 1999 in

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) was a leader of the

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who entered politics after the

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. He became agriculture minister in 1992 as part of

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. He also served in

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. He had

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and died after a bone-marrow transplant.The Telegraph-Herald - November 24, 1999
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