State government Mikl-Leitner I

The provincial government Mikl-Leitner I was from April 19, 2017 to March 22, 2018 the Lower Austrian provincial government in the XVIII. Legislative period .

history

On January 17, 2017, Governor Erwin Pröll announced his retirement from politics. On January 18, 2017, the previous Finance Minister and Deputy Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner was proposed as a candidate for the party chairmanship by the board of the Lower Austria People's Party , and at the party conference on March 25, 2017 she was elected as the state party chairwoman.

On February 23, 2017, the People's Party of Lower Austria presented its future government team and introduced Stephan Pernkopf as the future deputy of the governor and Ludwig Schleritzko as the future financial councilor. Pernkopf should keep his previous agendas environment, agriculture and energy, and the state clinics should be added . In addition to the finance department, Schleritzko will also be responsible for the Lower Austrian Health and Social Fund (NÖGUS) and road construction. In an extraordinary session of the state parliament on April 19, 2017, Mikl-Leitner was elected governor and sworn in with 52 out of 56 votes. On September 21, 2017, Franz Schnabl was elected in the state parliament to succeed Maurice Androsch as regional councilor for health, social administration and asylum.

Government members

Office	image	Surname	Political party		Areas of responsibility
Governor		Johanna Mikl-Leitner		ÖVP	Art and culture, science and research, staff and communities
Deputy Governor		Stephan Pernkopf		ÖVP	Environment, agriculture, energy, state clinics, fire departments
Deputy Governor		Karin Renner		SPÖ	Consumer protection and municipal administration
Provincial Councilor		Petra Bohuslav		ÖVP	Economy, tourism and sport
Provincial Council		Tillmann Fuchs		independent	Construction law and events
Provincial Council		Ludwig Schleritzko		ÖVP	Finance, NÖGUS, road construction
Provincial Council		Franz Schnabl (since September 21, 2017)		SPÖ	Health, Social Administration and Asylum
Provincial Councilor		Barbara Schwarz		ÖVP	Social, education and family
Provincial Council		Karl Wilfing		ÖVP	Youth, public transport
Members of the state government who left prematurely
Provincial Council		Maurice Androsch (until September 21, 2017)		SPÖ	Health, Social Administration and Asylum

Web links

• Province of Lower Austria: Provincial government

Individual evidence

1. ↑ derStandard.at: Pröll's farewell with element of surprise . Article from January 17, 2017, accessed April 7, 2017.
2. ↑ derStandard.at: Mikl-Leitner takes over and becomes governor . Article of January 18, 2017.
3. ↑ ^{a b c} derStandard.at: ÖVP Lower Austria set up a government team for a period after Pröll . Article dated February 23, 2017, accessed April 7, 2017.
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} Mikl-Leitner presented her team for the Lower Austrian state government and their deputies in the state party . OTS notification dated February 23, 2017, accessed April 7, 2017.
5. ↑ Mikl-Leitner elected governor - noe.ORF.at. Retrieved April 19, 2017 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Schnabl elected as the new regional councilor - noe.ORF.at. Retrieved September 21, 2017 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} State government: responsibilities . Retrieved April 7, 2017.
8. ↑ castling in the Social Democratic Party Franz Schnabl is Councilor - noe.ORF.at. Retrieved September 11, 2017 .