Peter Kaiser (born 4 December 1958) is an
Austria
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n politician of the
Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology.
Active parties
Fo ...
. Since March 2013 he is
governor
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of
Carinthia and since March 2010 also chairman of the
SPÖ Carinthia.
Education
From 1978 to 1987 Kaiser worked as a contractual employee of the Carinthian
state government, at the same time he studied
sociology
Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation and ...
and education at the
University of Klagenfurt
The University of Klagenfurt (german: Universität Klagenfurt or ''Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt'', AAU) is a federal Austrian research university and the largest research and higher education institution in the state of Carinthia. It has i ...
. In 1988 he became ''
Magister
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Positions and titles
* Magister degree, an academic degree
* Magister equitum, or Master of the Horse
* Magister militum, a master of the soldiers
* Magister officiorum (''master of o ...
'' and five years later he was promoted to
doctor of philosophy
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.
Political career
Kaiser took his first politician position in 1981 as chairman of the ''Carinthian socialist youth'', later in 1986 he became member of the Carinthian ''
Gemeinderat
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'' and held this office until 1989. Kaiser was member of the Carinthian ''
Landtag
A Landtag (State Diet) is generally the legislative assembly or parliament of a federated state or other subnational self-governing entity in German-speaking nations. It is usually a unicameral assembly exercising legislative competence in non- ...
'' from 1989 to 1994, 1997, 2001 to July 2008, and from November 2005 on as
parliamentary leader
A parliamentary leader is a political title or a descriptive term used in various countries to designate the person leading a parliamentary group or caucus in a legislative body, whether it be a national or sub-national legislature. They are the ...
of the
SPÖ
The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ...
. In July 2008 he became state consultant for health and sports. In 2010 Kaiser succeeded Reinhart Rohr (who left the government) as chairman of the
SPÖ Carinthia and thus became second deputy governor. Beate Prettner replaced Kaiser in his position as state councilor.
On 3 March 2013 the SPÖ became the biggest party again for the first time since 1994, through Kaiser as their top-candidate after the
2013 Carinthian state election
The 2013 Carinthian state election was held on 3 March 2013 to elect the members of the Landtag of Carinthia.
The election saw a massive shift in Carinthian politics, which had been dominated by the Freedom Party in Carinthia (FPK) and Governor J� ...
s. Subsequently, he was elected governor by the Carinthian ''
Landtag
A Landtag (State Diet) is generally the legislative assembly or parliament of a federated state or other subnational self-governing entity in German-speaking nations. It is usually a unicameral assembly exercising legislative competence in non- ...
'' with 30 of 36 votes, and thus succeeded former officeholder
Gerhard Dörfler
Gerhard Dörfler (born 29 May 1955) is an Austrian politician, who served as Governor of Carinthia from 27 October 2008 (acting since 11 October), following Governor Jörg Haider's sudden death in a car accident, to 28 March 2013.
Dörfler is a ...
of the
Freedom Party. At his inaugural speech Kaiser spoke some words in
Slovenian
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* Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe
* Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia
* Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia
* Sl ...
, the second regional language, he was the first Carinthian
head of government
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to do so. On 2 April 2013 Kaiser was sworn in as governor of Carinthia by
Federal President Heinz Fischer
Heinz Fischer GColIH OMRI RSerafO GCollSE (; born 9 October 1938) is a former Austrian politician. He took office as President of Austria on 8 July 2004 and was re-elected for a second and last term on 25 April 2010, leaving office on 8 July ...
.
At the 2018 Carinthian state elections the
SPÖ
The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ...
once again grew bigger by gaining + 10,8 Percent under Kaiser as their top-candidate. On 16 April 2018 he will officially be confirmed in his position by President
Alexander Van der Bellen
Alexander Van der Bellen (; born 18 January 1944) is the current president of Austria. He previously served as a professor of economics at the University of Vienna, and after joining politics, as the spokesman of the Austrian Green Party.
...
.
Personal life
Kaiser was married with Larissa Krainer and is father of one son. Besides his political functions Kaiser has been involved for the Carinthian
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
union and the ''Jugendherbergswesen'' (
Hostelling International
Hostelling International (HI), formerly known as International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF), is a grouping of more than seventy National Youth Hostel Associations in over eighty countries, with over 4,000 affiliated hostels around the worl ...
).
References
External links
Peter Kaiseron Facebook
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Die Presse
''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
''Die Presse'' was first printed on 3 July 1848 as a liberal (libertarian)-bourge ...
''Kärnten: Cernic und Kaiser neue SP-Regierungsmitglieder'' from 9. Juli 2008
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Die Presse
''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
''Die Presse'' was first printed on 3 July 1848 as a liberal (libertarian)-bourge ...
''Peter Kaiser: 51 Jahre ohne Kärntner Anzug. Porträt'' from 24 April 2010
Peter Kaiseron the sites of the Carinthian government
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Peter Kaiseron www.meineabgeordneten.at
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1958 births
Living people
Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians
Politicians from Klagenfurt
University of Klagenfurt alumni