Heinz Fischer ( German: Heinz Fischer ; born October 9, 1938 , Graz ) - Austrian statesman and politician, Federal President of Austria from July 8, 2004 to July 8, 2016 .
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| Head of the government | Wolfgang Schussel Alfred Gusenbauer Werner Fayman Reinhold Mitterlener (acting) Christian Kern | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Thomas Klestil ; The three chairpersons of the National Council (acting) : Andreas Kol ; Barbara Prammer ; Thomas Prinzhorn | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Alexander van der Bellen ; The three chairpersons of the National Council (acting) : Doris Bures Karlheinz Kopf Norbert Hofer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Head of the government | Franz Wranitsky Victor Klima Wolfgang Schussel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The president | Kurt Waldheim Thomas Klestil | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Rudolph Pöder | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Andreas Hall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth | Graz , Styria , Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | son Philip (1972) and daughter Lisa (1975) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
He graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Vienna . In 1993 he became a professor at the University of Innsbruck . In 1971, he first became a member of parliament . From 1983 to 1987 he was Minister of Science in the coalition government of Fred Zinovac. In 2004, he was nominated by the Social Democratic Party of Austria for the presidency of Austria and won the election . And now [ specify ] , according to polls, he is the most popular politician in Austria. Critics point out that Fisher always avoids conflict. He is married and has two adult children. He is fond of mountaineering . Professor of Political Science (since 1993).
On April 25, 2010, the next presidential election was held. Fisher was re-elected for a new term. 78.7% of voters voted for him [4] .
Career
After his studies, Fisher was the first in parliament since 1962 as the secretary of a socialist parliamentary group operating since 1971, and he was elected to the National Council , which he served until 2004, with the exception of his time as minister for science (1983— 1987).
In 1975, he was chairman of the Social Democratic Party, and since 1977, deputy chairman. In the period from 1983 to 1987, he worked as Minister of Science in the federal government of Zinovac [5] . In 1990, he became president of the Austrian National Council and worked in this capacity until 2002. From 2002 to 2004, he was, during a coalition of ANP-APS parties, deputy speaker of the lower house.
In January 2004, he nominated himself for the post of Austrian Federal President. On March 10, Heinz Fischer resigned from his post as a member of the federal executive branch and deputy chairman of the Social Democratic Party. The elections held on April 25, Fisher won with 52.39% of the vote, with a 4.78% margin over Benita Ferrero-Waldner ( People’s Party , also supported by the Freedom Party ). On July 8, 2004, Fisher was sworn in as the eighth President of the Second Republic . With taking office on July 8, 2004, he suspended membership in the SDPA.
On November 23, 2009, he again ran for the presidency of Austria in the 2010 elections, reiterating this on YouTube , and won by an overwhelming majority. The Austrians showed no interest in the elections and the smallest turnout was recorded [6] On April 25, 2010, Fischer won by gaining 79.3 percent of the vote, with 53.6 percent coming to the polls and he was re-elected for a second six-year term. [7]
Rewards
- Big cross on the chain of the Order of the White Lion ( Czech Republic , 2009 )
Notes
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 120668890 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ Dr. Heinz Fischer - (untranslated) , 2004.
- ↑ 1 2 Dr. Heinz Fischer - (untranslated) , 2004.
- ↑ Heinz Fischer will be president of Austria for another six years
- ↑ Nina Weissensteiner: “Es tut mir leid ...” Archived October 21, 2010. , Falter , 14.Jan 2004
- ↑ YouTube-Video: Stellungnahme von Bundespräsident Dr. Heinz Fischer zur Wiederkandidatur 2010 , Der Standard: Fischer kandidiert erneut
- ↑ Bundesministerium für Inneres: Bundespräsidentenwahl 2010 Archived October 31, 2014.