Burgenland Landtag

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Burgenland Landtag
Basic data
Seat: Country house in Eisenstadt
Legislative period : five years
First session: 1922
MPs: 36
Current legislative period
Last choice: January 26, 2020
Next choice: 2025
Chair: State Parliament President Verena Dunst (SPÖ)
    
Distribution of seats: State government (19)
  • SPÖ 19
    • Opposition (17)
  • ÖVP 11
  • FPÖ 4
  • GREEN 2
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    Website
    www.bgld-landtag.at
    Seat of the Burgenland Parliament in the so-called Landhaus in Eisenstadt

    The Burgenland Landtag is the legislative body of the Austrian state of Burgenland . It consists of 36 members who are elected by the people of the country for five years. The last election took place on January 26, 2020. Elections take place according to the 1995 state election regulations , which - according to the political districts - provide for seven constituencies . The state parliament has its seat in the country house in Eisenstadt . It met from 1922 to 1929 in the Martinkaserne and from 1930 until today in the Landhaus.

    Current composition (XXII legislative period)

    The Presidents of the Burgenland Parliament

    The presidents of the state parliament are elected by the members of their ranks. As in the National Council , the President of form with the coordinators of the clubs , the country-level parliament clubs say the Präsidialkonferenz .

    First Republic (1918–1938)

    Surname Political party Term of office
    Josef Fischl GDVP July 15, 1922 ( Age President )
    Josef Wimmer SDAP July 15, 1922 - November 13, 1923
    Hans Morawitz SDAP January 4, 1924 - April 30, 1925
    Oskar Brugnak SDAP April 30, 1925 - May 20, 1927
    Ernst Hoffenreich SDAP May 20, 1927 - December 5, 1930
    Johann Thullner CS December 5, 1930 - December 11, 1933
    Michael Koch CS home guard December 11, 1933 - October 31, 1934

    Second Republic (since 1945)

    Surname Political party Term of office
    Josef Kast ÖVP December 13, 1945 ( Age President )
    Martin Wetschka ÖVP December 13, 1945 - November 4, 1949
    Johann Grabenhofer ÖVP November 4, 1949 - March 19, 1953
    Josef Lentsch ÖVP March 19, 1953 - June 22, 1956
    Lorenz Karall ÖVP June 22, 1956 - May 5, 1960
    Johann Hautzinger ÖVP May 5, 1960 - April 17, 1964
    Fred Sinowatz SPÖ April 17, 1964 - June 28, 1966
    Karl Krikler SPÖ June 28, 1966 - October 27, 1977
    Matthias Pinter SPÖ October 27, 1977 - October 30, 1987
    Johann Halbritter ÖVP October 30, 1987 - July 18, 1991
    Wolfgang Dax ÖVP July 18, 1991 - 1996
    Erwin Schranz ÖVP 1996 - December 28, 2000
    Walter Prior SPÖ December 28, 2000 - June 24, 2010
    Gerhard Steier SPÖ June 24, 2010 - July 9, 2015
    Christian Illedits SPÖ since July 9, 2015 - February 28, 2019
    Verena Dunst SPÖ since February 28, 2019

    See also

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Burgenland in the interwar period 1922 to 1934 , at www.burgenland.at (accessed on June 21, 2015)
    2. ↑ a b orf.at: Doskozil sworn in as governor . Article dated February 28, 2019, accessed February 28, 2019.