Christian Scheider
Christian Scheider (born February 21, 1964 in Klagenfurt ) is an Austrian politician of the Freedom Party in Carinthia (FPÖ).
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After compulsory schooling, Scheider attended the military sports and hand-to-hand combat school in Vienna. In addition, he worked as a tennis player . In 1978 he became Austrian youth champion in class C. This sport brought him into contact with the then FPÖ politician Jörg Haider , Scheider was Haider's tennis teacher.
In 1989, Haider brought Christian Scheider to the Carinthian provincial government as a civil servant. Two years later he was promoted to Haider's personal secretary. In 1994 he became state party secretary of the Carinthian FPÖ and two years later executive city party chairman of the FPÖ-Klagenfurt.
He moved into the state parliament as a list candidate in the state elections in 1999. In 2001 he resigned his mandate and entered the Klagenfurt City Senate. He held this position until 2009. After internal trench warfare in the Klagenfurt FPÖ (as a result of which Vice Mayor Mario Canori did not run for election) Scheider was nominated as candidate for mayor of Klagenfurt in the newly founded BZÖ party . With 40.7 percent of the vote, he left Maria-Luise Mathiaschitz behind. The BZÖ was also able to win this election in the local council . Scheider was also victorious in the mayor's runoff election on March 15, 2009 and was sworn in as the first BZÖ mayor of Klagenfurt on April 8, 2009. With the split of the FPK from the Federal BZÖ and its later return to the FPÖ, Scheider also changed parties. On March 15, 2015, he was defeated in the runoff election for mayor Maria-Luise Mathiaschitz.
Scheider was referred to in the media as a “singing city councilor” because he recorded a CD and repeatedly performed the song O du mein Klagenfurt on several campaign appearances . Scheider is divorced and has one daughter.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Harald Scheucher |
Mayor of Klagenfurt April 8, 2009–15. March 2015 |
Maria-Luise Mathiaschitz |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Scheider, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (FPÖ, BZÖ); Mayor of Klagenfurt, member of the state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Klagenfurt am Wörthersee , Carinthia , Austria |