Johann Sipötz

Johann (Hans) Sipötz , (born October 10, 1941 in Pamhagen ) was Governor of Burgenland from October 30, 1987 to July 18, 1991.

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Hans Sipötz, a secondary school teacher by profession, surprisingly became the successor of Governor Theodor Kery, who resigned after the loss of the absolute majority , despite a pact between the ÖVP and FPÖ to elect the ÖVP candidate Franz Sauerzopf . As a result, the SPÖ politician got caught in the turmoil of the Waldheim affair and was accused of false testimony, but acquitted , in the wake of the trial for the transcript of Ottilie Matysek , like numerous parliamentary group colleagues.

Hans Sipötz's successor was the previous finance officer, Karl Stix . From 1993 to 2000, Sipötz was the second President of the State Parliament.

Web links

• Provincial governors of Burgenland, with picture ( Memento from December 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
• Entry on Johann Sipötz in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
• Johann Sipötz` political path. in the online archive of the Austrian Mediathek (radio broadcast)