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Heinz Fischerb. 9 Oct 1938 Graz, Steiermark |
| Title: | Bundespräsident (Federal President) |
| Term: | 8 Jul 2004 - |
| Chronology: | 25 Apr 2004, elected by direct popular voting [1] |
| 8 Jul 2004, took the oath of office, session of the sixteenth Bundesversammlung (Federal Assembly), Großer Sitzungssaal des Parlaments, Parlamentsgebäude, Vienna |
| Biography: | |||||||||||
| Attended school (1944-1948) and gymnasium in Vienna (1948-1956); studied law and state management in the University of Vienna (1956-1961); earned doctorate in law (1961); law practice in the Club of Socialist members of the Austrian parliament (1962-1963); secretary of the Club of Socialist members of parliament (1963-1975); elected a member of the Nationalrat (1971-1983, 1987-2004), representing the electoral district of Vienna; executive chairman of the Club of Socialist members of parliament (1975-1983); from 1979 to 2004 served as deputy chairman of the Socialist Party (Sozialistische Partei Österreichs; from 1991 Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs); appointed federal minister for science and research (24 May 1983 - 21 Jan 1987) in the Cabinets of Fred Sinowatz and Franz Vranitzky; chairman of the Club of Socialist members of parliament (1987-1990); elected President of the Nationalrat (5 Nov 1990 - 20 Dec 2002); president of the fifteenth Bundesversammlung (8 Jul 1998); Second President of the Nationalrat (20 Dec 2002 - 16 Jun 2004); elected Bundespräsident (25 Apr 2004). Biography source: [2] | |||||||||||
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| Source for election results: [1] | |||||||||||
| Sources and notes: | |||||||||||
| [1] | "Bundespräsidentenwahl vom 25. April 2004" (Bundesministerium für Inneres, 2004) | ||||||||||
| [2] | Österreich-Lexikon (web site). | ||||||||||
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