Günther Platter
Encyclopedia
Günther Platter is an Austrian politician
(ÖVP
) and is the current Governor of Tyrol after his predecessor Herwig van Staa
lost more almost 10% of the votes in the regional elections. Before becoming Governor, Platter served as Interior Minister
and as Minister of Defence in the cabinets of Gusenbauer
and Schüssel
.
Politics of Austria
The Politics of Austria take place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, with a Federal Chancellor as the head of government, and a Federal President as head of state. Executive power is exercised by the governments, both local and federal...
(ÖVP
Austrian People's Party
The Austrian People's Party is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Austria. A successor to the Christian Social Party of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is similar to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in terms of ideology...
) and is the current Governor of Tyrol after his predecessor Herwig van Staa
Herwig van Staa
Herwig van Staa was the governor of Tyrol from 2002 to 2008.Van Staa was born in Linz, Upper Austria . His father, who came from the Rhine area, worked as a technician in the steelworks in Linz and died in a sick bay in 1943 after military action on the Eastern Front. His mother came from an...
lost more almost 10% of the votes in the regional elections. Before becoming Governor, Platter served as Interior Minister
Interior minister
An interior ministry is a government ministry typically responsible for policing, national security, and immigration matters. The ministry is often headed by a minister of the interior or minister of home affairs...
and as Minister of Defence in the cabinets of Gusenbauer
Gusenbauer cabinet
The government of Alfred Gusenbauer was sworn in on January 11, 2007 and left office on December 2, 2008....
and Schüssel
Second Schüssel cabinet
The second government of Wolfgang Schüssel was sworn in on February 28, 2003 and was replaced on 11 January 2007....
.