Andreas Khol is an Austria

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n politician of the center-conservative Austrian People's Party

Austrian People's Party

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, President of the Nation Council from 2002 to 2006.

As a young child, Andreas Khol was raised in the town of Sterzing

Sterzing

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 in South Tyrol

South Tyrol

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 (Italy

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) but his family eventually relocated to Innsbruck (Austria

Austria

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) where Khol attended school (Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck

Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck

The Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck is a grammar school, or Gymnasium in Innsbruck, Tyrol, founded in 1562 by the Jesuits in the course of the counter-reformation. Thus, it is the oldest school in Western Austria and one of the oldest schools in the German-speaking world.- 16th – 17th Century :At...

). He was a Boy Scout in Innsbruck. Trained as a lawyer, Andreas Khol achieved a habilitation

Habilitation

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 in constitutional law

Constitutional law

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 as a student of Felix Ermacora

Felix Ermacora

Felix Ermacora was the leading human rights expert of Austria and a member of the Austrian People's Party...

. One of the most senior politicians of his party, he held the position of the first president of the National Council of Austria

National Council of Austria

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 between 2002 and 2006. Together with Wolfgang Schüssel, he held considerable power within the People's Party.

A member of A.V. Raeto-Bavaria Innsbruck, a Catholic fraternity that belongs to the Cartellverband

Cartellverband der katholischen deutschen Studentenverbindungen

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, Andreas Khol is known to be religious and has often voiced conservative opinions on social policy

Social policy

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. He represents the Catholic-conservative wing of his Party. His youngest son Julian is an internationally-known male model.