Norbert Steger

Norbert Steger
Born	March 6, 1944(1944-03-06) Vienna[1]
Citizenship	Austrian
Known for	Politician
Title	FPÖ Party Chairman
Term	1980-1986
Predecessor	Alexander Götz
Successor	Jörg Haider
Political party	Freedom Party of Austria

Norbert Steger (born 6 March 1944) is an Austrian lawyer and former politician for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).^[1] He was the FPÖ party leader from 1980 to 1986, and Vice Chancellor and Minister of Commerce of Austria from 1983 to 1987.^[1]

Under his leadership of the FPÖ, the party adopted a more liberal program and a less confrontational discourse.^[2] He sought to turn the party to become something of an Austrian version of the German Free Democratic Party, focusing on free market and anti-statist policies.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "FPÖ-Bundesparteiobmann (1980-1986)" (in German). Wien-Konkret. http://www.wien-konkret.at/politik/fpoe/norbert-steger/. Retrieved 7 February 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Bischof, Günter; Plasser, Fritz (2008). The changing Austrian voter. Transaction Publishers. pp. 105–106. ISBN 9781412807517. http://books.google.no/books?id=EK81N6akyEUC&dq. 

Preceded by Alexander Götz

FPÖ Party Chairman 1980–1986

Succeeded by Jörg Haider

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Name	Steger, Norbert
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Date of birth	March 6, 1944
Place of birth	Vienna
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