Hubert Gorbach

Gorbach (left) and Chancellor Schüssel

Hubert Gorbach (born July 27, 1956) is an Austrian politician and a member of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ). Until April 2005, he was one of the leading members of the Freedom Party. Born in Vorarlberg, he was vice-governor (German: "Landesstatthalter") of Vorarlberg until 2003.

In 2003, he succeeded Herbert Haupt as Vice-Chancellor of Austria. Gorbach was also Austrian Minister for Traffic in a coalition government headed by the People's Party.

Before starting his political career he worked as manager in the textile industry (Getzner).

He is married and is interested in horses.

References

* [http://www.worldwhoswho.com/views/entry.html?id=sl749853 GORBACH, Hubert] International Who's Who. accessed September 8, 2006.
* [http://www.gorbach-consulting.com GORBACH, Hubert] Homepage