Josef Bucher
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Josef Bucher is an Austria
n politician and is the leader of the Alliance for the Future of Austria
(BZÖ). He is also a Member of Parliament for the party. Divorced with two children, Bucher is a hotel owner.
After the death of BZÖ chairman Jörg Haider
, Bucher was elected Klubobmann, chairman of the party's parliamentary grouping on October 22, 2008.
Initially, Stefan Petzner
, Haider's designated successor as party chairman was expected to be elected to that post as well.
Petzner had to pass the leadership over to former vice-chairman Herbert Scheiber.
His replacement as party leader was widely interpreted as the result of the rising criticism of Petzner's former media appearances.
Both, Petzner and Scheibner, were elected two of five vice chairmen of the party(the other 3 being Stadler
the European Parliament
future leading candidate of the party, Haider's sister Haubner
and former party leader of the BZÖ Westenthaler
).
On the 26 April 2009 at the party congress in Linz
, Bucher was elected as the new leader of the party.
On 30 January 2010 after the secession of the party officials and members from the Carinthian party, Bucher was elected Chairman of the newly formed Carinthian BZÖ.
In a reaction about the issue that 10 per cent of Austrians own nearly 60 per cent of the country’s private assets, Bucher criticised in an interview 2011 that further lack of reforms
by the Austrian Federal Government
, would create new poverty in the middle class.
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 and is the leader of the Alliance for the Future of Austria
Alliance for the Future of Austria
The Alliance for the Future of Austria , abbreviated to BZÖ, is a conservative liberal political party in Austria. The party has sixteen seats in the National Council....
(BZÖ). He is also a Member of Parliament for the party. Divorced with two children, Bucher is a hotel owner.
After the death of BZÖ chairman Jörg Haider
Jörg Haider
Jörg Haider was an Austrian politician. He was Governor of Carinthia on two occasions, the long-time leader of the Austrian Freedom Party and later Chairman of the Alliance for the Future of Austria , a breakaway party from the FPÖ.Haider was controversial within Austria and abroad for comments...
, Bucher was elected Klubobmann, chairman of the party's parliamentary grouping on October 22, 2008.
Initially, Stefan Petzner
Stefan Petzner
Stefan Petzner is an Austrian politician. He is a member of the economical right Alliance for the Future of Austria ...
, Haider's designated successor as party chairman was expected to be elected to that post as well.
Petzner had to pass the leadership over to former vice-chairman Herbert Scheiber.
His replacement as party leader was widely interpreted as the result of the rising criticism of Petzner's former media appearances.
Both, Petzner and Scheibner, were elected two of five vice chairmen of the party(the other 3 being Stadler
Ewald Stadler
Ewald Johann Stadler , is an Austrian politician. Previously a member of the Freedom Party of Austria , he left the FPÖ in 2007, switched to the Alliance for the Future of Austria and ran for the European Parliament in 2009 as its leading candidate...
the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
future leading candidate of the party, Haider's sister Haubner
Ursula Haubner
Ursula Haubner is an Austrian politician of the Alliance for the Future of Austria , formerly of the Austrian Freedom Party . Haubner is married with two daughters and five grandchildren...
and former party leader of the BZÖ Westenthaler
Peter Westenthaler
Peter Westenthaler is an Austrian politician. He assumed his mother's maiden name Westenthaler instead of his former surname Hojač...
).
On the 26 April 2009 at the party congress in Linz
Linz
Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
, Bucher was elected as the new leader of the party.
On 30 January 2010 after the secession of the party officials and members from the Carinthian party, Bucher was elected Chairman of the newly formed Carinthian BZÖ.
In a reaction about the issue that 10 per cent of Austrians own nearly 60 per cent of the country’s private assets, Bucher criticised in an interview 2011 that further lack of reforms
Reform
Reform means to put or change into an improved form or condition; to amend or improve by change of color or removal of faults or abuses, beneficial change, more specifically, reversion to a pure original state, to repair, restore or to correct....
by the Austrian Federal Government
Austrian Federal Government
The Austrian Federal Government is a collective body of the highest-ranking officers of the Austrian executive branch. It consists of the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the other federal ministers of the cabinet...
, would create new poverty in the middle class.