- Peter Westenthaler
Infobox Politician| name = Peter Westenthaler
nationality =Austrian
office =National Council
term_start = October 2006
term_end =
predecessor =
successor =
office2 = Leader of the Bündnis Zukunft Österreich (BZÖ)
predecessor2 =Jörg Haider
successor2 =Jörg Haider
term_start2 = June 2006
term_end2 = August 2008
birth_date = birth date and age|1967|11|6|df=y
birth_place =
death_date =
death_place =
party =Bündnis Zukunft Österreich
spouse =
religion =|Peter Westenthaler (born "Peter Hojač",
November 6 ,1967 ,Vienna ) is anAustria n politician. He assumed his mother's maiden name, Westenthaler, instead of his former surname Hojač (Czech). A member ofJörg Haider 'sFreedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) up to the so-called "Knittelfeld Putsch " of2002 , he then worked forFrank Stronach 'sMagna Steyr , and inJune 2006 was elected chairman of theAlliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ).As leader of the BZÖ, Westenthaler was engaged in a heated dispute with FPÖ chairman
Heinz-Christian Strache over which of the two political parties is the legal successor to the former FPÖ (the party before the split of2005 which was a candidate at theAustrian legislative election, 2002 ).On
August 30 ,2008 , Peter Westenthaler was officially replaced as chairman of theAlliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) by party founderJörg Haider after a verdict of guilty was found against him for perjury in a trial involving his former bodyguard. He is to appeal the judgement. Westenthaler remains a prominent Member of Parliament.
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