Wallner I state government

Wallner I state government
Governor	Markus Wallner
choice	2009
Legislative period	XXIX.
Appointed by	Vorarlberg State Parliament
education	December 17, 2011
The End	October 7, 2014
Duration	2 years and 294 days
predecessor	State government Sausgruber IV
successor	State government Wallner II
composition
Party (s)	ÖVP
representation
Vorarlberg State Parliament	20/36

The state government Wallner I was the Vorarlberg state government under the leadership of Governor Markus Wallner ( ÖVP ) from September 2011 to October 2014. The new members of the state government were after the resignation of the previous Governor Herbert Sausgruber in a special session of the 29th Vorarlberg state parliament on 7. Elected December 2011.

Markus Wallner, who was state governor in the state government of Sausgruber IV , took over his office as governor after Sausgruber's resignation. The previous Provincial Councilor Karlheinz Rüdisser became the new state governor . Wallner's previous agendas as the state health councilor were taken over by the newly elected club chairman of the ÖVP in the state parliament, Rainer Gögele .

Gögele surprisingly resigned as health councilor almost six months after taking office on June 1, 2012. Christian Bernhard , the previous state medical director in the office of the Vorarlberg state government, was sworn in as his successor in the state parliament session on June 6th . As a health expert, however, he only took over the health and disability assistance departments of his predecessor, while the structural engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, cable cars and elevator technology departments were transferred to the area of responsibility of Regional Councilor Andrea Kaufmann.

Also before the end of the legislative period, State Councilor Siegmund Stemer , who had been a member of the Vorarlberg state government since 1997, resigned on November 6, 2012. His successor as state councilor was the previous state parliament president Bernadette Mennel on November 14th .

Another change in government took place in May 2013, when Andrea Kaufmann left the government to take up the office of Mayor of Dornbirn . Her successor was then on May 8, 2013 the previous community association president and Schlins mayor Harald Sonderegger .

Government members

Office	Surname		Areas of responsibility
Governor	Markus Wallner	ÖVP	Human Resources, Financial Matters, Asset Management, Governance, Government Services, European Affairs and External Relations, Fire Brigades, Relief and Rescue, Disaster Response
Provincial governor	Karlheinz Rüdisser	ÖVP	Economic and labor market policy, business law, tourism, transport policy, traffic law, housing subsidies, spatial planning and building law, community development, road construction
Provincial Councilor	Greti Schmid	ÖVP	Family, women, youth, children and senior citizens, social issues, generations, development cooperation and aid to the East, IT, telecommunications policy
Provincial Council	Erich Schwärzler	ÖVP	Agriculture and forestry, environmental protection, home affairs, security and integration, nature, environmental and water protection, energy autonomy and climate protection, veterinary matters, animal welfare, hunting and fishing, water and waste management, torrent and avalanche control, disaster fund
Provincial Council	Christian Bernhard from June 6, 2012	ÖVP	Health, disability assistance
Provincial Councilor	Bernadette Mennel from November 14, 2012	ÖVP	Legislation, education, schools, kindergartens, executive president of the regional school council for Vorarlberg, sport
Provincial Council	Harald Sonderegger from May 5, 2013	ÖVP	Culture, science and student funding, further education, archiving and library systems, music schools, building construction, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, cable cars and elevator technology
Members of the state government who left prematurely
Provincial Council	Rainer Gögele left on June 1, 2012	ÖVP	Health, disabled assistance, building construction, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, cable cars and elevator technology
Provincial Council	Siegmund Stemer retired on November 6, 2012	ÖVP	Legislation, education, schools, kindergartens, executive president of the regional school council for Vorarlberg, sport
Provincial Councilor	Andrea Kaufmann resigned on May 3, 2013	ÖVP	Culture, science and student support, further education, archiving and library systems, music schools. From June 6, 2012 also: structural engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, cable cars and elevator technology