- Herbert Haupt
Herbert Haupt (born
September 28 ,1947 ) is anAustria npolitician and former party chairman of theAustrian Freedom Party . Aveterinarian by training, he was federal Minister of Social Services from 2000 till 2005 in a coalition government headed byWolfgang Schüssel . Haupt wasVice Chancellor of Austria fromFebruary 28 ,2003 tillOctober 20 ,2003 .He is still a member of the
National Council of Austria , now representing theAlliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) party founded byJörg Haider in April 2005.Haupt is notorious for his inability and/or unwillingness to answer journalists' questions precisely and to the point and for his tendency to use a complicated sentence structure with lots of empty phrases. Also, in the past he has frequently changed his mind from one day to the next about major policy issues, confirming, at least for the media, his role as Jörg Haider's puppet.
He stepped down as Minister of Social Services in January 2005 and was succeeded by
Ursula Haubner , Jörg Haider's sister.See also
*
Politics of Austria
*Austrian Freedom Party
*Jörg Haider (party leader 1986 - 2001)External links
* [http://www.parlinkom.gv.at/portal/page?_pageid=907,175078&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&P_PAD=B Biography] , from the website of the Austrian parliament
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