Werner Zögernitz
Werner Zögernitz (born February 13, 1943 in Vienna ) is an Austrian lawyer and politician . After his retirement he became president of the Institute for Parliamentarism and Democracy . For many years he was director of the parliamentary club of the ÖVP .
Life
He attended elementary school and the Bundesrealgymnasium in Laa an der Thaya . Studied Zögernitz at the Vienna University of Economics Business Studies , and then at the University of Vienna Public Law study. In 1969 he received his doctorate. In 1985 he passed the state examination for the public service in the subjects constitutional law , administrative law , budget and finance.
He started working for the ÖVP parliamentary club in 1970 as a club secretary and became ÖVP club director in 1989. Zögernitz has been an ÖVP member of the federal electoral authority for many years. This body deals with legal and constitutional issues before, during and after elections at the federal level. Zögernitz resigned from his position as club director at the end of March 2009 to become president / chairman of the new institute / association for parliamentarism and questions of democracy. In addition, he is ÖVP consultant or advisor on questions of rules of procedure and constitution.
Zögernitz is co-author and co-author (with Konrad Atzwanger) of the two standard works of Austrian parliamentarism, the comments on the rules of procedure of the National Council and the Federal Council.
Since 1962 he has been a member of the Catholic student association KHV Babenberg Vienna in the ÖCV .
Awards
Werner Zögernitz has received many awards. In 1982 he received the Leopold Kunschak Prize . In 1993 he was given the professional title of Professor . In 2000 he received the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, First Class . In 2009 Zögernitz was awarded the Great Silver Decoration with the Star for Services to the Republic of Austria .
Works (selection)
- National Council Rules of Procedure (1999) as co-author of Konrad Atzwanger.
- Federal Council Rules of Procedure (2002) as co-author on the basis of the previous edition published together with Konrad Atzwanger.
- Europe Days in the National Council (2006)
- The ÖVP and Austrian parliamentarism since 1945 . In: ZukunftsFest - 60 Years of the Austrian People's Party (2005)
Web links
- President Dr. Werner Zögernitz (PDF; 57 kB) - curriculum vitae on the institute's homepage
- Werner Zögernitz has made a great contribution to the high level of parliamentarism in Austria - press release of the ÖVP club on the adoption of Zögernitz from the office of the parliamentary club director
Individual evidence
- ↑ Österreich-Journal of February 15, 2005
- ^ ÖVP: Martin Falb is the new club director , Die Presse of March 10, 2009
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF file; 6.59 MB)
- ^ Publications by Werner Zögernitz
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zögernitz, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |