Robert Laimer (born 3 August 1966) 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 ...

n politician and member of the National Council. A member of the

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, he has represented Lower Austria Centre since November 2017. Laimer was born on 3 August 1966 in St. Pölten. He worked for the Lower Austrian Regional Health Insurance Fund ('' Gebietskrankenkasse'') from 1984 to 2003. He then worked for the

(SPÖ), as District Manager in St. Pölten (2003-2013) and State Manager in

Lower Austria Lower Austria ( , , abbreviated LA or NÖ) is one of the nine states of Austria, located in the northeastern corner of the country. Major cities are Amstetten, Lower Austria, Amstetten, Krems an der Donau, Wiener Neustadt and Sankt Pölten, which ...

(2013-2018). Laimer joined Young Generation, the SPÖ's

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, in 1980. He has held various positions in the St. Pölten,

St. Pölten District Bezirk St. Pölten is a district of the state of Lower Austria in Austria. It completely surrounds the city of St. Pölten, which exists as a separate entity and borders Vienna to the west. Municipalities Suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions o ...

and Lower Austrian branches of the Young Generation and SPÖ since 1990. He was a member of the

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() in St. Pölten from 2001 to 2005 and of the municipal board () in St. Pölten from 2005 to 2018. He was elected to the National Council at the 2017 legislative election. Laimer is in a partnership and has two children.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Laimer, Robert 1966 births Austrian city councillors Living people Members of the 26th National Council (Austria) Members of the 27th National Council (Austria) Members of the 28th National Council (Austria) People from Sankt Pölten Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians