State government Pröll IV

The provincial government Pröll IV formed the Lower Austrian provincial government between the state elections in Lower Austria in 2003 and the state elections in Lower Austria in 2008 . Erwin Pröll was sworn in again as governor of Lower Austria on April 25, 2003 . Due to the proportional representation system , despite the absolute majority of the ÖVP mandate, six ÖVP members and three members of the SPÖ were represented in the state government.

Government members

Office	Surname	Political party	Departments
Governor	Erwin Pröll	ÖVP
Deputy Governor	Ernest Gabmann	ÖVP
Deputy Governor	Heidemaria Onodi	SPÖ
Provincial Councilor	Petra Bohuslav	ÖVP
Provincial Councilor	Karin Kadenbach	SPÖ
Provincial Councilor	Johanna Mikl-Leitner	ÖVP
Provincial Council	Josef Plank	ÖVP
Provincial Council	Emil Schabl	SPÖ
Provincial Council	Wolfgang Sobotka	ÖVP
Members of the state government who left prematurely
Deputy Governor	Read Procopius	ÖVP	Work, social affairs and culture
Provincial Councilor	Christa Kranzl	SPÖ	Schools, social administration and consumer protection