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'''Heinz Fischer''' (born 9 October 1938) is the [[President of Austria|Federal President]] of [[Austria]]. He took office on 8 July 2004 and was reelected on 25 April 2010. |
'''Heinz Fischer''' (born 9 October 1938) is the [[President of Austria|Federal President]] of [[Austria]]. He took office on 8 July 2004 and was reelected on 25 April 2010. |
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==Early life== |
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Born in [[Graz]], [[Styria (state)|Styria]], Fischer received a [[Gymnasium (school)|humanistic education]], taking his "[[Matura]]" exams in 1956. He then studied law at the [[University of Vienna]], earning a [[doctorate]] in 1961. In 1963 at the age of 25, Fischer, spent a year volunteering at [[Kibbutz]] [[Sarid]].<ref>[http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1228728209850&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull Austrian president vows to bring up Schalit case with Assad | Middle East<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Apart from being a politician, Fischer also pursued an academic career, and became a [[Professor]] of [[political science|Political Science]] at the [[University of Innsbruck]] in 1993. |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Heinz Fischer | |
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| President of Austria | |
| Assumed office 8 July 2004 | |
| Chancellor | Wolfgang Schüssel Alfred Gusenbauer Werner Faymann |
| Preceded by | Thomas Klestil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1938 Graz, Austria |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Margit Binder |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Heinz Fischer (born 9 October 1938) is the Federal President of Austria. He took office on 8 July 2004 and was reelected on 25 April 2010.
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Political career
Fischer was a member of the Austrian parliament (Nationalrat) from 1971 and served as its presiding officer from 1990 to 2002. From 1983 to 1987 he was Minister for Science in a coalition government headed by Fred Sinowatz.
In January 2004 Fischer announced that he would run for President to succeed Thomas Klestil. He was elected on 25 April 2004 as the candidate of the opposition Social Democratic Party. He polled 52.4 per cent of the vote to defeat Benita Ferrero-Waldner, then Foreign Minister in the ruling conservative coalition led by the People's Party.
Fischer was sworn in on 8 July 2004 and took over the office from the President of the Parliament, who had acted for the president following Klestil's death on 6 July. Since he was elected President, he has become more and more popular and is today, according to many polls, the most popular and trusted politician in Austria.
Apart from labelling him, in a slightly derogatory fashion, a Berufspolitiker ("professional politician") who allegedly has never been in touch with the real world, Fischer's critics, first and foremost his colleague at university, Norbert Leser, point out that Fischer has always avoided controversy and conflict, even when that would have been called for. The example frequently quoted in this context is Fischer's tacit support of Bruno Kreisky's attacks on Simon Wiesenthal. On being nominated for President, Fischer said that he hated antagonising people and that he considered this quality an asset rather than anything else.
In April 2010, Fischer was re-elected as President of Austria, winning a second six-year term in office with almost 79% of the votes. [1]
References
- ^ "Austria president sweeps to victory". Al Jazeera. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
See also
External links
- Der Österreichische Bundespräsident/The Austrian Federal President (in German)
- Digitale Hofburg (in German)
- Personal website (in German)
