Upper Austrian People's Party
| Upper Austrian People's Party | |
|---|---|
| Country Chairman: | Thomas Stelzer |
| Country Managing Director: | Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer |
| State Parliament Club Chairwoman (as of 2015): | Helena Kirchmayr |
The Upper Austrian People's Party (OÖVP) is the regional organization of the Austrian People's Party in the state of Upper Austria . Since 1945 the OÖVP has provided all Upper Austrian governors and has governed the state of Upper Austria since 2015 in a labor agreement with the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) .
State party chairman has been State Governor Thomas Stelzer since April 1, 2017.
founding
The date of foundation is May 9, 1945. The OÖVP was formed on the basis of three federations: farmers and part-time farmers federation , economic federation and Austrian workers and salaried workers federation .
Officers and governors
- In 1945 Heinrich Gleißner (as successor to Adolf Eigl ) was the second Upper Austrian Governor of the 2nd Republic
- In 1968 Gleißner was replaced by Erwin Wenzl as regional chairman of the ÖVP, three years later he also succeeded Heinrich Gleißner as regional governor.
- In 1977 Wenzl resigned and was replaced by Josef Ratzenböck in the position of provincial chairman and governor of Upper Austria.
- In 1995 Ratzenböck handed over to his successor Josef Pühringer , who was still governor until April 6, 2017.
- On April 1, 2017, Pühringer handed over his office as state party chairman to his successor Thomas Stelzer.
Upper Austrian ÖVP regional chairman since 1945
- 1945: Josef Zehetner
- 1945–1947: Josef Stampfl
- 1947–1951: Albert Schöpf
- 1951–1968: Heinrich Gleißner
- 1968–1977: Erwin Wenzl
- 1977–1995: Josef Ratzenböck
- 1995–2017: Josef Pühringer
- since 2017: Thomas Stelzer
elections
In the last state election in 2015 , the OÖVP achieved 36.37% and is currently sending 21 mandataries to the state parliament .
The five elected governors of Upper Austria of the 2nd Republic :
- Heinrich Gleißner (1945–1971)
- Erwin Wenzl (1971–1977)
- Josef Ratzenböck (1977–1995)
- Josef Pühringer (1995-2017)
- Thomas Stelzer (since 2017)
State election results
| State election results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| year | be right | Seats | Top candidate |
| 1945 | 59.0% | 30th | Heinrich Gleißner |
| 1949 | 44.9% | 23 | Heinrich Gleißner |
| 1955 | 48.1% | 25th | Heinrich Gleißner |
| 1961 | 48.8% | 25th | Heinrich Gleißner |
| 1967 | 45.2% | 23 | Heinrich Gleißner |
| 1973 | 47.7% | 28 | Erwin Wenzl |
| 1979 | 51.6% | 29 | Josef Ratzenböck |
| 1985 | 52.1% | 30th | Josef Ratzenböck |
| 1991 | 45.2% | 26th | Josef Ratzenböck |
| 1997 | 42.7% | 25th | Josef Pühringer |
| 2003 | 43.4% | 25th | Josef Pühringer |
| 2009 | 46.7% | 28 | Josef Pühringer |
| 2015 | 36.4% | 21st | Josef Pühringer |
media
The OÖVP owns a national daily newspaper, the Neue Volksblatt .
European Parliament
Since January 25, 1996 the Wels entrepreneur and blacksmith Paul Rübig has represented the interests of the Upper Austrian People's Party in the European Parliament . As the longest serving Austrian MEP, he has already been confirmed in his office five times by the population, namely in 1996, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014.
State election 2015
The ÖVP achieved a relative majority in the state elections in Upper Austria in 2015 .
The preferential vote third ÖVP young functionary Gerald Weilbuchner was complained about driving a car with 1.6 per thousand alcohol in the blood on election evening.
Web links
- www.ooevp.at - Official homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ orf.at - Landtag met for the first session . Article dated October 23, 2015, accessed October 24, 2015.
- ↑ Sandgruber, R .: On Reconstruction in the Middle of Europe, Trauner; Edition: 1st edition (July 6, 2005)
- ↑ a b orf.at: List of the Upper Austrian ÖVP regional chairmen since 1945 . Article dated April 1, 2017, accessed April 1, 2017.
- ↑ Results of the state elections since 1945 ( memento of the original from September 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Province of Upper Austria, accessed June 1, 2013.
- ^ Profile of MEP Dr. Paul Rübig , European Parliament, accessed on May 29, 2013.
- ↑ http://ooe.orf.at/news/stories/2734545/ ÖVP functionary stopped with 1.6 per mille, orf.at, October 1, 2015, accessed October 1, 2015.
