Karlheinz Rüdisser (born 25 February 1955,

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) is an Austrian politician for the

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(ÖVP), who, since December 2011, is the state administrator of

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. He is married and lives with his wife and a daughter and two sons in Lauterach.

Education

After secondary school, Rüdisser studied at the commercial academy at Bregenz, where he graduated in 1974, and he studied international business at the Vienna University of Economics. He graduated with a master's degree in 1980. In the same year, he joined the Vorarlberg Provincial Administration and worked in the Economic Department of Vorarlberg, which he chaired from 1986 to 2008. From 1980 to 1985, he part-time taught Business Administration at the Kloster Marienberg in Bregenz. Since 1975, he has been a member of the Catholic Fraternity K.Ö.HV Mercuria Vienna in ÖCV.

Political career

Rüdisser was first a municipal representative from 1990 and from 1992 onwards in the municipality of Lauterach. From 1995 to 2008, he was deputy mayor of this municipality. On 10 December 2008, he was appointed as successor to

Manfred Rein Manfred Rein (19 December 1948, in Dornbirn, Austria – 22 April 2016, in Feldkirch, AustriaHanna Reiner: „WKV-Präsident Manfred Rein verstorben“', Vorarlberg Online (VOL.at), 22.) was an Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party ( ...

as part of the Provincial Government of Vorarlberg.Presseaussendung
des Amts der Vorarlberger Landesregierung zur Angelobung von Karlheinz Rüdisser. In this position he was responsible for departments of general economic affairs - responsible in particular for commercial and water rights, land use planning and construction, housing subsidies, traffic law and road - and economic and transport policy, and business law. After former governor of Vorarlberg

Herbert Sausgruber Herbert Sausgruber (born July 24, 1946) was governor of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and chairman of the Vorarlberg ÖVP. Education After the ''Matura'' (general qualification for university entrance), Sausgruber he studied law and Cath ...

announced his resignation in 2011, his former deputy, state governor

Markus Wallner Markus Wallner (born 20 July 1967) is an Austrian politician ( ÖVP). Since 2011, he has been the governor of Vorarlberg. Life and work Markus Wallner was born on 20 July 1967, the son of Herwig and Theresia Wallner in the district capital of ...

, in a special session of the Vorarlberg Parliament, was elected on 7 December 2011 for the provincial governor. At the same meeting, Rüdisser became Wallners successor as state administrator.

External links

Regierungsmitgliederprofil
der Vorarlberger Landesregierung.
Biography of Karlheinz Rüdisser
in the parliamentary documents of Vorarlberg Landtags.

References

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