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Thomas Klestilb. 4 Nov 1932, Vienna |
| Title: | Bundespräsident (Federal President) |
| Term: | 8 Jul 1992 - 8 Jul 1998 |
| Chronology: | 24 May 1992, elected by direct popular voting [1, pp. 14-15] |
| 8 Jul 1992, took the oath of office, session of the fourteenth Bundesversammlung (Federal Assembly), Großer Sitzungssaal des Parlaments, Parlamentsgebäude, Vienna | |
| 8 Jul 1998, expiration of term | |
| Term: | 8 Jul 1998 - 6 Jul 2004 |
| Chronology: | 19 Apr 1998, elected by direct popular voting [1, pp. 16-17] |
| 8 Jul 1998, took the oath of office, session of the fifteenth Bundesversammlung (Federal Assembly), Großer Sitzungssaal des Parlaments, Parlamentsgebäude, Vienna | |
| 6 Jul 2004, died [2] |
| Biography: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Originated from a working-class family; attended gymnasium (until 1952); studied economics in the College of World Trade, Vienna; received doctorate (1957); entered state service as an employee of the Office of Federal Chancellor (1957-1959); joined the Austrian mission at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris (1959-1962); commercial attaché in the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C. (1962-1966); returned to Vienna to become private secretary to the Federal Chancellor Josef Klaus (1966-1969); consul-general in Los Angeles, U.S. (1969-1974); head of department, ministry of foreign affairs (1974-1978); permanent representative of Austria to the UN (1978-1982); ambassador to the United States (1982-1987); secretary general, ministry of foreign affairs (1987-1992); successfully stood as a candidate of the Austrian People's Party (Österreichische Volkspartei, ÖVP) for the presidential election in 1992; served as Bundespräsident from 8 Jul 1992 to 6 Jul 1992; reelected (1998); died in office. Biography source: [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source for election results: [1, pp. 14-17] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| [1] | "Bundespräsidentenwahl vom 25. April 2004" (Bundesministerium für Inneres, 2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2] | Starting from 1996, health problems prevented Klestil from exercising the functions of Bundespräsident on a number of occasions. On 5 Jul 2004, he suffered heart attack and was hospitalized. At this point, the Bundeskanzler Wolfgang Schüssel temporarily assumed the functions of Head of State (5 Jul 2004 - 6 Jul 2004). Following the death of Klestil (23:33 6 Jul 2004), the Kollegium composed of three presidents of the Nationalrat took over. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [3] | Österreich-Lexikon (web site). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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