State government Niessl III

State government Niessl III
Governor	Hans Niessl
choice	2010
Legislative period	XX.
Appointed by	Burgenland Landtag
education	June 24, 2010
The End	July 9, 2015
Duration	5 years and 15 days
predecessor	State government Niessl II
successor	State government Niessl IV
composition
Party (s)	SPÖ and ÖVP
representation
Burgenland Landtag	31/36

The provincial government Niessl III forms the Burgenland provincial government from the election by the Burgenland Landtag in the XX. Legislative period on June 24, 2010 until the inauguration of the Niessl IV state government on July 9, 2015.

Werner Falb-Meixner resigned on April 30, 2011, after the Supreme Court had confirmed his judgment for abuse of office, from his position as regional councilor for agriculture. Andreas Liegenfeld became his successor on May 11, 2011 .

Election of government members

When the government members were elected in the Burgenland state parliament on June 24, 2010, the government members were not elected individually, rather a joint election proposal was put to the vote in the state parliament. In the election that was carried out, 36 votes were cast, with all votes valid. 31 votes were “yes” and supported the joint election proposal, 5 votes were “no” and rejected it, whereby the SPÖ-ÖVP coalition had exactly 31 votes.

Government members

Office	Surname	Political party	Areas of responsibility
Governor	Hans Niessl	SPÖ	State administration, personnel, European integration and cross-border cooperation, coordination (e.g. transport and national defense), housing subsidies, spatial planning, sports
Deputy Governor	Franz Steindl	ÖVP	Municipalities, nationalities, state fire brigade association, disaster control, economy, youth, building law, trade law, energy law
Provincial Council	Andreas Liegenfeld	ÖVP	Agriculture and forestry, veterinary matters - animal welfare, agricultural technical schools, hunting, water and waste management, nature and environmental protection, road construction, rural reorganization
Provincial Council	Helmut Bieler	SPÖ	Finance, art and culture, science and education, road construction, state building construction
Provincial Councilor	Verena Dunst	SPÖ	Fundamental issues of women's policy and specific advancement of women, family policy issues, youth protection, machine and electricity systems as well as vehicle and heating systems, noise abatement and air pollution control, radiation protection and chemicals, debt counseling, consumer protection and price monitoring, village renewal
Provincial Councilor	Michaela Resetar	ÖVP	Events, cinematography, development and use of mineral resources, water law, motor vehicles, motor vehicle lines, road police, road administration law, railways, shipping law, civil aviation, various legal matters, vocational schools, general education, tourism, kindergartens, crèches, day care centers and after-school care centers
Provincial Council	Peter Rezar	SPÖ	Hospitals, health, food inspection, social affairs, retirement homes and nursing homes, home nursing / social services, youth welfare, employee support
Members of the state government who left prematurely
Provincial Council	Werner Falb-Meixner	ÖVP	Agriculture and forestry, veterinary matters - animal welfare, agricultural technical schools, hunting, water and waste management, nature and environmental protection, road construction, rural reorganization

Individual evidence

1. ^ Regional Councilor Falb-Meixner resigns after the Supreme Court judgment The standard of April 30, 2011 (accessed on June 13, 2012)
2. ↑ Burgenland: Andreas Liegenfeld takes over the agricultural department Die Presse on May 2, 2011 (accessed on June 13, 2012)
3. ↑ Burgenland State Parliament (PDF; 139 kB) Verbatim minutes of the 1st meeting of the XX. Legislative period of the Burgenland Landtag

Web links

• Burgenland provincial government