Karl Schmidhofer (politician)

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Karl Schmidhofer (born May 6, 1962 in Scheifling ) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He has been a member of the National Council since April 10, 2019 .

Life

Karl Schmidhofer attended secondary school in Oberwölz after the elementary school in Schönberg-Lachtal . He then completed an apprenticeship as a waiter, in 1981 he passed the final apprenticeship examination. After his military service , he worked as a self-employed innkeeper and hotel manager. He was managing director of the ski operations at Lachtal , Kreischberg and until December 31, 2018 in the Sankt Lambrecht - Grebenzen ski area . On January 1, 2019, he became interim managing director of Hauser Kaibling Bergbahnen until June 30, 2019 . He is president of the Styrian Ski Association and chairman of the Murau-Murtal holiday region.

Schmidhofer lives in St. Georgen am Kreischberg , Murau district , is married and has two adult children. His niece is the ski racer Nicole Schmidhofer . In 2014 he was awarded the professional title of Commercial Councilor.

politics

Karl Schmidhofer became politically active in the Young People's Party (JVP) in 1980 and was a local councilor for 16 years. In 2013 he was elected district chairman of the economic association in the Murau district. He is regional chairman of the Murtal Chamber of Commerce and deputy ÖVP district chairman. In the state elections in Styria in 2015 , he ran for the Styrian People's Party in state electoral district 4 (Upper Styria) in 15th place on the list.

In 2017 he ran in the National Council election behind Andreas Kühberger and Barbara Wolfgang-Krenn for the Upper Styria regional constituency in third place on the list. In the National Council Schmidhofer moved in the XXVI. Legislative period for Barbara Wolfgang-Krenn, who died on April 3, 2019. As part of the coalition negotiations for the formation of a government in 2019 , he is negotiating in the main group State, Society and Transparency.

After the National Council election in 2019 and the formation of the Federal Government Kurz II in January 2020, he was appointed in the XXVII. Legislative period in the ÖVP parliamentary club as the successor to Gabriel Obernosterer area spokesman for tourism.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Karl Schmidhofer is sworn in as the new Styrian ÖVP member of the National Council . OTS announcement of April 23, 2019, accessed April 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b BMI: National Council election 2017: State party lists in State constituency 6 of Styria . Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b Karl Schmidhofer on the website of the Austrian Parliament
  4. ^ A b ÖVP parliamentary club: Karl Schmidhofer . Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  5. ↑ a b c d e StVP: constituency 4 Upper Styria . Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ Karl Schmidhofer leaves the Hauser Kaibling . Article dated April 19, 2019, accessed April 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ Kleine Zeitung: Change to parliament: Schmidhofer leaves Hauser Kaibling after a record season . Article dated April 19, 2019, accessed April 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ a b Kleine Zeitung: Karl Schmidhofer takes over management at Hauser Kaibling . Article dated November 20, 2018, accessed April 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ Board of the Styrian Ski Association . Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  10. ^ A b Karl Schmidhofer: From the mountain straight to the National Council . Article dated April 19, 2019, accessed April 20, 2019.
  11. ↑ a b Kleine Zeitung: Politics internal: National Council mandate from Krenn goes to Schmidhofer . Article dated April 5, 2019, accessed April 20, 2019.
  12. ^ Karl Schmidhofer new economic association district chairman - Murau . Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  13. ↑ State election 2015: announcement - constituency 4 (Upper Styria) . Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  14. ↑ The constituency 4 candidates of the People's Party are highly motivated in the National Council election - Murtal . Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  15. ↑ The names of more than 100 turquoise-green negotiators have been determined. In: DerStandard.at . November 15, 2019, accessed November 16, 2019 .
  16. ^ Government negotiations ÖVP-Greens. In: Upper Austrian news . Retrieved November 16, 2019 .
  17. ↑ clubs. In: parlament.gv.at. Parliamentary Directorate, accessed January 15, 2020 .
  18. ↑ ÖVP appoints area spokespersons - ANNEX. January 9, 2020, accessed January 15, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Schmidhofer, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Scheifling