Josef Pröll
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Josef Pröll is a former Austrian politician and was the chairman of the Austrian People's Party
from 2008 until 2011. He served as Vice Chancellor and Minister of Finance.
Previously, he served as the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, and Water Management. He was also in charge of rethinking the party's positions and developing a more liberal socio-economic stance. On the 28th November 2008 he was elected as new federal party chairman by 89.6% of delegates at a party conference in Wels
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After two thromboses
he suffered a pulmonary embolism
in March 2011. A few weeks later on 13th April he resigned all political functions. His successor will be the current Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger
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He is the nephew of Erwin Pröll
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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...
from 2008 until 2011. He served as Vice Chancellor and Minister of Finance.
Previously, he served as the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, and Water Management. He was also in charge of rethinking the party's positions and developing a more liberal socio-economic stance. On the 28th November 2008 he was elected as new federal party chairman by 89.6% of delegates at a party conference in Wels
Wels
Wels is the second largest city of the state of Upper Austria, located in the north of Austria, on the Traun River near Linz. It is not part of its surrounding Wels County , but a so-called Statutarstadt . However, Wels is the county seat of Wels-Land.- Geography :Wels is located in the...
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After two thromboses
Thrombosis
Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vessel is injured, the body uses platelets and fibrin to form a blood clot to prevent blood loss...
he suffered a pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream . Usually this is due to embolism of a thrombus from the deep veins in the legs, a process termed venous thromboembolism...
in March 2011. A few weeks later on 13th April he resigned all political functions. His successor will be the current Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger
Michael Spindelegger
Michael Spindelegger is an Austrian lawyer and politician. He is the current Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Austria in the cabinet of Werner Faymann. Since 2011, Spindelegger is the current leader of the Austrian People's Party .- Early and personal life :Spindelegger was born in Mödling,...
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He is the nephew of Erwin Pröll
Erwin Pröll
Erwin Pröll is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party . Since 22 October 1992 he has been governor of Lower Austria...
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