Günther Platter
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Günther Platter | |
---|---|
Governor of Tyrol | |
In office 1 July 2008 – 25 October 2022 | |
Chancellor | Alfred Gusenbauer Werner Faymann Christian Kern Sebastian Kurz Brigitte Bierlein Sebastian Kurz Alexander Schallenberg Karl Nehammer |
Preceded by | Herwig van Staa |
Succeeded by | Anton Mattle |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 11 January 2007 – 30 June 2008 | |
Chancellor | Alfred Gusenbauer |
Preceded by | Wolfgang Schüssel (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Wilhelm Molterer (Acting) |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 28 February 2003 – 11 January 2007 | |
Chancellor | Wolfgang Schüssel |
Preceded by | Herbert Scheibner |
Succeeded by | Norbert Darabos |
Personal details | |
Born | Zams, Tyrol, Austria | 7 June 1954
Political party | ÖVP |
Günther Platter (born 7 June 1954) is an Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and was the governor of Tyrol between 2008 and 2022, succeeding Herwig van Staa. Before becoming governor, Platter served as interior minister[1] and as Minister of Defence[2] in the cabinets of Gusenbauer and Schüssel.
References
- ^ Bischof, Gunther & Fritz Plasser, eds. The Changing Austrian Voter. Contemporary Austrian Studies, vol. 16. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 2008. 334.
- ^ Bischof, Gunther & Anton Pelinka, eds. The Americaization/Westernization of Austria. Contemporary Austrian Studies, vol. 12. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 2004. 312.
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles with ISNI identifiers
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with GND identifiers
- Ministers of defence of Austria
- 1954 births
- Living people
- People from Zams
- Interior ministers of Austria
- Governors of Tyrol
- Austrian People's Party politicians
- 21st-century Austrian politicians