Michael Ausserwinkler

Michael Ausserwinkler (born January 15, 1957 in Klagenfurt ) is an Austrian doctor and politician .

Life

The doctor of medicine Michael Ausserwinkler, son of the former mayor of Klagenfurt and later Carinthian regional councilor Hans Ausserwinkler , became club chairman of the SPÖ parliamentary group in Klagenfurt in 1990 . In the mayor elections in Klagenfurt he was defeated by Leopold Guggenberger in the runoff election on March 24, 1991 with 47.3% of the vote. From April 3, 1992 to March 17, 1994 he was Federal Minister for Health, Sport and Consumer Protection in the Vranitzky III cabinet . Above all, his failed attempt to enforce a comprehensive smoking ban in gastronomy became known. From 1994 to 1999 he was state party chairman of the Carinthian SPÖ and deputy governor. After the SPÖ had dropped back to second place with him as the top candidate in the 1999 state elections, he withdrew from politics.

Ausserwinkler works as a specialist in internal medicine specializing in rheumatism in Villach . He is also head of the Althofen branch of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Rheumatology and Balneology .

Awards

• 2017: Carinthian State Order in Silver
• In 2011 he was awarded the title of Professor by the Austrian Federal President .

Web links

• Michael Ausserwinkler on the website of the Austrian Parliament
• Entry on Michael Ausserwinkler in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
• biography
• Radio reports with Michael Ausserwinkler in the online archive of the Austrian Mediathek

Individual evidence

1. ^ OÖ Nachrichten.at v. November 8, 2008 (with incorrect information about party affiliation)
2. ^ Carinthian regional order in silver for Michael Ausserwinkler . Article from January 15, 2017, accessed on May 1, 2018.
3. ↑ Professor title for BM aD Michael Ausserwinkler . Press releases November 2011, accessed May 1, 2018.