Heinz Fischer

Biography

Fischer studies in a Gymnasium in a “humanistic” die (literary with Latin and Greek). It passes its Matura (examination of end of secondary studies) in 1956. Then, he studies the right to the Université of Vienna, where he obtains a doctorate in 1961.

At the same time as its political career, it carries out a university career, becoming Professor of Political science to the Université of Innsbruck in 1993.

In 1971, Fischer is elected appointed with the National council ( Nationalrat ) Austrian, station which it preserves until in 2004. It chaired the assembly since 1990.

Of 1983 with 1987, he is Minister for sciences in a coalition government carried out by Fred Sinowatz. In January 2004, Fischer announces her candidature for the succession with the presidency of Thomas Klestil. The April 25th 2004, it is elected president of the Federal republic of Austria. Candidate of the social democrat Left Austria (SPÖ), it beats with 52% of the voices Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the Foreign Minister who belonged to the government coalition carried out by the Parti of the Austrian people (ÖVP, conservative). It prète oath the July 8th 2004, taking again the presidential functions assured on a purely temporary basis by the presidents the National council, after the sudden death of the former president Klestil, the July 6th, two days before the end of its mandate.

So some pejoratively describe it like a Berufspolitiker (politicking professional), which forever known the real-world, others critical of Fischer as her university colleague Norbert Leser point out that it always avoided the controversies and the conflicts, even when it would have been right to take part in it. An example frequently quoted on this subject is its tacit support of the attacks of Bruno Kreisky against Simon Wiesenthal. Hating division, president Fischer invited in his speech of nomination Austria to continue the European unit, source of peace according to him.

Fischer, who declares Agnostique, is married since 1968. His wife and have two adult children to him. Fischer is an enthusiastic mountaineer and is president of the Austrian organization Naturfreunde (friends of nature) since many years.

Biographie Fischer studies in a Gymnasium in a “humanistic” die (literary with Latin and Greek). It passes its Matura (examination of end of secondary studies) in 1956. Then, he studies the right to the Université of Vienna, where he obtains a doctorate in 1961.

At the same time as its political career, it carries out a university career, becoming Professor of Political science to the Université of Innsbruck in 1993.

In 1971, Fischer is elected appointed with the National council ( Nationalrat ) Austrian, station which it preserves until in 2004. It chaired the assembly since 1990.

So some pejoratively describe it like a Berufspolitiker (politicking professional), which forever known the real-world, others critical of Fischer as her university colleague Norbert Leser point out that it always avoided the controversies and the conflicts, even when it would have been right to take part in it. An example frequently quoted on this subject is its tacit support of the attacks of Bruno Kreisky on Simon Wiesenthal. Hating division, president Fischer invited in his speech of nomination Austria to continue the European unit, source of peace according to him.

External bonds

Site of the Austrian federal presidency
Site of the project of dialog between the citizens and the presidency
Official site of Heinz Fischer (1)
Official site of Heinz Fischer (2)

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