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Heinz Fischer
b. 9 Oct 1938 Graz, Steiermark |
| Title: |
Bundespräsident (Federal President) |
| Term: |
8 Jul 2004 - 8 Jul 2010 |
| Chronology: |
25 Apr 2004, elected by direct popular voting [1] |
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8 Jul 2004, took an oath of office as Federal President, inaugural ceremony, session of the Bundesversammlung (Federal Assembly), Großer Sitzungssaal des Parlaments, Parlamentsgebäude, Vienna [2] |
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8 Jul 2010,
expiration of term |
| Term: |
8 Jul 2010 - 8 Jul 2016 |
| Chronology: |
25 Apr 2010, elected by direct popular voting [3] |
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8 Jul 2010, took an oath of office as Federal President, inaugural ceremony, session of the Bundesversammlung (Federal Assembly), Großer Sitzungssaal des Parlaments, Parlamentsgebäude, Vienna [4] |
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8 Jul 2016,
expiration of term |
| 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). |
| Biographical sources: Österreich-Lexikon (web site). |
| Elections: |
| Candidate |
Popular vote (25 Apr 2004) |
| Heinz Fischer |
2,166,690 |
| Benita Ferrero-Waldner |
1,969,326 |
| invalid votes |
182,423 |
| total number of votes cast |
4,318,439 |
| Candidate |
Popular vote (25 Apr 2010) |
| Heinz Fischer |
2,508,373 |
| Barbara Rosenkranz, geb. Schörghofer |
481,923 |
| Rudolf Gehring |
171,668 |
| invalid votes |
242,682 |
| total number of votes cast |
3,404,646 |
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| Source of electoral results: "Bundespräsidentenwahl vom 25. April 2004" (Bundesministerium für Inneres, 2004) ; Kundmachung über das Ergebnis der Bundespräsidentenwahl am 25. April 2010 (web site) |
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| [1] |
"Bundespräsidentenwahl vom 25. April 2004" (Bundesministerium für Inneres, 2004) |
| [2] |
Stenographisches Protokoll, 16. Bundesversammlung der Republik Österreich, Donnerstag, 8. Juli 2004 (Vienna: Parlamentsdirektion, 2004) (web site) |
| [3] |
Kundmachung über das Ergebnis der Bundespräsidentenwahl am 25. April 2010 (web site) |
| [4] |
Stenographisches Protokoll, 17. Bundesversammlung der Republik Österreich, Donnerstag, 8. Juli 2010 (Vienna: Parlamentsdirektion, 2010) (web site) |
