Name Franz Voves | Role Austrian Politician | |
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Party Social Democratic Party of Austria | ||
Franz voves vor der wahl und nach der wahl
Franz Voves (born 28 February 1953 in Graz, Styria, Austria) is an Austrian politician of the SPÖ and a former player in the Austrian ice hockey national team. From 25 October 2005 to 16 June 2015 he has been governor of Styria (Landeshauptmann der Steiermark). He was vice-governor of Styria from 12 March 2002 till 24 October 2005. On 2 March 2002 he was elected as the chairman of the SPÖ Styria (Steiermark).
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- Franz voves vor der wahl und nach der wahl
- Franz voves im steiermarkdorf am wiener rathausplatz
- Sporting career
- Vocational career
- Political career
- References
Franz voves im steiermarkdorf am wiener rathausplatz
Sporting career
Vocational career
Political career
Since 1995, Voves has been a member of the board of the SPÖ in Styria. On 2 March 2002, he became president of the SPÖ Styria and on 12 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 War that the SPÖ got a majority in an Austrian state election. On 25 October 2005, 45 of the 56 members of the Styrian federal state parliament (Landtag) voted him governor of Styria. On June 2015, he was succeeded as governor by Hermann Schützenhöfer.
