Josef Geisler

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Josef Geisler (2015)

Josef Geisler (born December 12, 1961 in Brixlegg ) is an Austrian farmer and politician ( ÖVP ). From 1994 to 2013 he was a member of the Tyrolean state parliament and from 2003 to 2009 mayor of the municipality of Aschau in the Zillertal . Since May 24th, 2013 he has been Provincial Councilor and 1st Deputy Governor of Tyrol in the Provincial Government of Platter II and Platter III .

Life

Josef Geisler completed elementary school in Aschau between 1968 and 1972 and then secondary school in Zell. After attending the Rotholz Agricultural College from 1977 to 1979, he passed the agricultural master's examination in 1982. Geisler has been a farmer since 1980.

politics

Geisler was involved in the community council of his home community Aschau, to which he belonged between 1986 and 2003. On April 23, 2003, he was elected mayor. In 2004 he was confirmed in his role as mayor in the direct mayor elections without an opposing candidate.

Josef Geisler has been a member of the Tyrolean state parliament since April 5, 1994. In legislative periods XII. up to XIV. he held a mandate for the Schwaz constituency. In his role as a member of the state parliament, Geisler was a member of the transport and construction committee between 1994 and 2003 and a member of the tourism committee between 1994 and 1999. He was also a member of the Committee on Federalism and European Integration and has been a member of the Finance Committee and the Committee on Legal, Municipal and Building Affairs since 2003. Geisler has been a member of the Committee for Agriculture and Forestry (since 2003 Committee for Agriculture, Forestry, Transport and Environment ) since the beginning of his activity , and he is also the agricultural and sports spokesman for ÖVP Tirol. For the state election in 2008 Geisler was again elected as the top candidate for the Schwaz constituency. After the inauguration of the new state parliament on July 1, 2008 Geisler was elected as the new club chairman of the ÖVP state parliament group.

Geisler has also been district party chairman for the Schwaz district since May 2006.

On May 24th, 2013 he was elected by the Tyrolean state parliament as regional councilor and first deputy governor of Tyrol. His departmental responsibilities include

  • Agriculture and Forestry; professional representation and labor law in this area; agricultural and forestry schools; Personnel matters for teachers at agricultural and forestry vocational and technical schools; Vocational training in agriculture and forestry; Soil protection; farms in the country; Land reform; Court law; Real estate; Alpine protection; Forest law; Hunt; Fishing; Animal welfare, veterinary affairs; Plant protection; Landesjagd Pitztal; Participation of the state in the Tierkörperentsorgung Tirol GmbH;
  • Construction, maintenance and management of national roads; Surveying;
  • Tiroler Versicherung VaG;
  • Water law and water management, energy;
  • Security management; Firefighting; Fire police; State Office for Fire Prevention; Civil protection and management; Civil defense; State warning center; Participation of the state in the Leitstelle Tirol Gesellschaft mbH .;
  • Military and community service matters;
  • Sports affairs; Participation of the state in the National Anti Doping Agency Austria GmbH, the Innsbruck-Tirol Olympic Youth Games 2012 GmbH and the Olympic Sports and Event Center Innsbruck GmbH.

criticism

There was a scandal at the beginning of June 2020 when Geisler interrupted the water protection spokeswoman of WWF Austria during a handover of 22,800 signatures against the Tumpen-Habichen hydropower plant in the Ötztal and described her as a “disgusting bitch” in front of the camera. After widespread criticism of his disparaging remarks to the conservationist, Geisler initially published an apology, but in doing so misrepresented the incident in some cases and tried to play down his statements.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Josef Geisler top candidate in the Schwaz district@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / schwaz.oevp.at
  2. ↑ The Standard: Tyrol's Deputy Governor Geisler insults WWF activist . Article dated June 4, 2020.
  3. ↑ Felix Haselsteiner, Oliver Das Gupta: Tyrol: Vice Prime Minister offends environmentalist. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .

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personal data
SURNAME Geisler, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament in Tyrol
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Brixlegg