Gottfried Feurstein
Gottfried Feurstein (born March 7, 1939 in Andelsbuch ) is an Austrian politician ( ÖVP ). Feurstein was a member of the National Council between 1975 and 2002 and chairman of the Vorarlberg ÖVP senior citizens' union until 2016 .
education and profession
Feurstein attended elementary school in Andelsbuch between 1945 and 1949 and then the secondary school in Bezau . In 1953 he moved to the commercial school in Bregenz , in 1954 to the Federal Commercial Academy and Federal Commercial School in Bregenz , where he passed the Matura in 1958. Feurstein studied economics at the University of Innsbruck from 1958 to 1963 and obtained the academic degree Dr. rer. oec. In 1964 he did military service.
Between 1961 and 1963, Gottfried Feurstein was a research assistant at the Institute for Economics at the University of Innsbruck and from 1963 a state official in the office of the Vorarlberg state government . From 1967 he headed the State Office for Statistics. He was re-elected as chairman of the Vorarlberg Pensioners' Association (ÖVP) in April 2012; Werner Huber succeeded him in this position in March 2016 .
politics
Feurstein was councilor in Andelsbuch from 1965 and between 1970 and 1985 managing director of the regional planning association Bregenzerwald. Between November 4, 1975 and December 19, 2002, he represented the ÖVP in the National Council and was deputy chairman of the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs.
Awards
- Large Silver Medal of Honor with the Star for Services to the Republic of Austria (2002)
- Medal of Honor of the State of Vorarlberg in Gold (2003)
literature
- Gottfried Feurstein in Parliament 1975 - 2002 . Bucher Verlag, Hohenems 2009, ISBN 978-3-902679-30-7
Web links
- Gottfried Feurstein on the website of the Austrian Parliament
Individual evidence
- ^ Austrian Seniors' Association Gottfried Feurstein: Social security in old age - a manageable challenge, 2006.
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Feurstein, Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian economist and politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Andelsbuch |