Hans Niessl
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Hans Niessl is an Austria
n politician
, member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria
and governor
of the Burgenland
.
Niessl was mayor of Frauenkirchen
from 1987 to 2000, and has been since 1996 a member of the Burgenlander parliament
.
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...
, member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria
Social Democratic Party of Austria
The Social Democratic Party of Austria is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. The SPÖ is one of the two major parties in Austria, and has ties to trade unions and the Austrian Chamber of Labour. The SPÖ is among the few mainstream European social-democratic parties that have preserved...
and governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of the Burgenland
Burgenland
Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east...
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Niessl was mayor of Frauenkirchen
Frauenkirchen
Frauenkirchen is an Austrian town in the District of Neusiedl am See, Burgenland.- History :The community of Frauenkirchen, like the rest of Burgenland, belonged to Hungary until 1920/21. From 1898 onwards, it was forced to change its name to the Hungarian Fertőboldogasszony because of the...
from 1987 to 2000, and has been since 1996 a member of the Burgenlander parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
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