Franz Voves
Encyclopedia
Franz Voves is an Austria
n politician
of the SPÖ
and a former player in the Austrian ice hockey
national team. Since October 25, 2005, he has been Governor
of Styria (Landeshauptmann der Steiermark). He was vice-governor of Styria from March 12, 2002 to October 24, 2005. March, 2nd 2002 he was elected as the chairman of the SPÖ Styria (Steiermark).
that the SPÖ got a majority in an Austrian state election. On the 25nd of October 2005, 45 of the 56 members of the Styrian Landtag voted him governor of Styria.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
of the SPÖ
SPO
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and a former player in the Austrian ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
national team. Since October 25, 2005, he has been Governor
Landeshauptmann
Landeshauptmann is a former German gubernatorial title equivalent to that of a governor of a province or a state....
of Styria (Landeshauptmann der Steiermark). He was vice-governor of Styria from March 12, 2002 to October 24, 2005. March, 2nd 2002 he was elected as the chairman of the SPÖ Styria (Steiermark).
Sporting career
- 1967–1977: CentreCentre (ice hockey)The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...
for ATSE GrazATSE GrazATSE Graz is an ice hockey team in Graz, Austria. They play in the Austrian Hockey League, the second level of ice hockey in Austria.-History:... - 1975: Austrian Ice Hockey Champion with ATSE Graz
- 1970–1977: 75 games in the Austrian Ice Hockey National Team, participation in 7 Ice Hockey World Championships and the 1976 Winter Olympics1976 Winter OlympicsThe 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
in Innsbruck - Since 1995: president of the ASKÖ-Styria und vice president of the national ASKÖ-Association
Vocational career
- 1972–1978: studies of social science and economicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
- 1978: trained as a tax advisorTax advisorA tax advisor is a financial expert specially trained in tax law. Some countries require tax advisors to verify the balance sheets of companies above a certain size...
- 1979–present: in the Merkur Versicherung AG
- 1989–2002: Merkur board member, responsible for the financial sector
Political career
Since 1995, Voves has been a member of the board of the SPÖ in Styria. On the 2nd of March 2002, he became president of the SPÖ Styria and on the 12th of March he became vice-governor of Styria. In the 2005 elections for the Styrian government, Voves and his party got a majority with 41% of the votes, which was the first time since the Second World WarWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
that the SPÖ got a majority in an Austrian state election. On the 25nd of October 2005, 45 of the 56 members of the Styrian Landtag voted him governor of Styria.