Gerald Klug

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Gerald Klug (2014)

Gerald Rudolf Klug (born November 13, 1968 in Graz ) is an Austrian politician ( SPÖ ) and trade union official . From 2005 to 2013 he was a member of the Austrian Federal Council , from 2008 deputy club chairman of the Social Democratic parliamentary group and since March 11, 2013 a member of the Austrian federal government. Initially active as Defense and Sports Minister, Klug switched to the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on January 26, 2016, which he headed until May 18, 2016.

education and profession

Klug attended elementary school in Stainz between 1975 and 1979 and continued his education at the local secondary school between 1979 and 1983. He then switched to the Graz-Gösting Higher Technical College in 1983 , but broke off his school attendance in 1984 and began an apprenticeship as a lathe operator , completing the vocational school between 1984 and 1987. Between 1987 and 1988 he did military service .

After completing his apprenticeship, he worked between 1987 and 1990 in his learned profession at Siemens SGP , traffic engineering. In addition, he continued his education in 1989 at the Otto Möbes Academy in Graz and between 1989 and 1990 he graduated from the Social Academy of the Chamber for Workers and Salaried Employees in Mödling . In addition to his job, from 1992 he studied law at the Karl-Franzens University in Graz . In 2001 he completed his studies with the academic degree Mag. Iur. from.

Politics and functions

With Federal President Fischer and Minister of Culture Ostermayer at the opening of the memorial for those persecuted by Nazi military justice on Ballhausplatz , 2014
With Foreign Minister Spindelegger and Federal Chancellor Faymann , 2013

Klug has been a member of the PRO-GE union since 1990 and a member of the Chamber of Labor and Employees for Styria since 2005 . Between 2000 and 2005 he was a member of the board of the Chamber for Workers and Salaried Employees for Styria and is a substitute member of the general assembly of the Federal Chamber of Labor for workers and salaried employees. He is also from 2003 to 2005 member of the State Board of Public Employment Service Styria and since 2004 as a substitute member of the general assembly of the Health Insurance Styria active. He has also been a lay judge at the Graz Higher Regional Court since 2000 and was a member of the Independent Finance Senate of the Graz Regional Finance Directorate from 2001 to 2011.

Since October 25, 2005, Klug has represented the SPÖ and the federal state of Styria in the Federal Council and on October 27, 2008 took over the function of club chairman of the Social Democratic parliamentary group (club of social democratic members of the National Council, Federal Council and European Parliament). From November 30, 2010 to 2013 he was chairman of the SPÖ parliamentary group. Within the party, he acts as a member of the federal party executive of the SPÖ.

On March 5, 2013, announced that Klug Federal Minister of Defense and Sports in the Federal Government Faymann I will. He was sworn in by Federal President Heinz Fischer on March 11, 2013. He replaced Norbert Darabos , who became Federal Managing Director of the SPÖ, to lead the party's election campaign for the 2013 National Council election in Austria .

The word Klug used in February 2014 situation-elastic about the possible absence or appearance of the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor at future press foyers after the Council of Ministers was chosen as the Austrian word of the year 2014 .

From January 26, 2016 to May 18, 2016 he was Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology . From May 19, 2016 to November 8, 2017, he was a member of the National Council.

Since December 1, 2017, Klug has been an authorized signatory at Graz-Köflacher Bahn und Busbetrieb GmbH.

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Norbert Darabos changes back to SP party headquarters . In: Salzburger Nachrichten . May 3, 2013 ( online [accessed April 22, 2013]).
  2. ^ Karl Ettinger: Resignation as minister: Darabos is supposed to save the federal election . In: The press . March 5, 2013 ( online [accessed April 22, 2013]).
  3. ^ "Take care": Cleverly sworn in as Minister of Defense . In: The press . March 11, 2013 ( online [accessed April 22, 2013]).
  4. ^ Walter Müller, Michael Völker: Smart new defense minister, Darabos becomes federal manager . In: The Standard . March 5, 2013 ( online [accessed April 22, 2013]).
  5. ↑ derStandard.at - Klug's statement "situation-elastic" caused a lively discussion . Article dated February 18, 2014, accessed December 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ derStandard.at - "Situation elastic" is the word of the year . Article dated December 3, 2014, accessed December 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ International expertise for the GKB. In: Drehscheibe, the staff magazine of Graz-Köflacher-Bahn- und Busbetriebe GmbH. No. 81, March 2018. p. 16.
  8. ↑ orf.at: Land honored Gerhard Draxler . Article dated June 3, 2019, accessed June 5, 2019.

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personal data
SURNAME Smart, Gerald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Klug, Gerald Rudolf (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian trade union official and politician (SPÖ), member of the National Council, member of the Federal Council
DATE OF BIRTH November 13, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz