- Vincenz Liechtenstein
Vincenz Liechtenstein (born
July 30 ,1950 inGraz ; diedJanuary 14 ,2008 inDeutschfeistritz ,Styria ) was an Austrian politician (ÖVP ).Vincenz Liechtenstein, a grandson of the
Charles I of Austria , studied at the Bundesrealgymnasium in Graz (1960-1969) and subsequently studied law at the University of Graz (1969-1975). He worked at a forestry company before becoming a politician.From his first marriage (1981-1991) with Hélène de Cossé-Brissac (1960-) he had two daughters: Adelheid (1981-) and Hedwig (1982-). He married Roberta Valeri Manera (1953-) in 1999 though the two had no children.
He was co-founder of the 1974 JES students initiative. He was a member of the board of the Catholic Family Association and the
Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft .Liechtenstein was a member of the Nationalrat from 1988-1996 and again from 1997-2004. From 2004-2006 he was a member of the
Bundesrat . He caused a mini-scandal in 2005 when he interrupted a Nationalrat meeting because of his drunkenness. He apologised shortly afterward. [ [http://steiermark.orf.at/stories/69435/ ORF: Betrunkener Mandatar: Sitzung unterbrochen] ]Liechtenstein died unexpectedly on 14 January 2008 at his house near Graz. [ [http://steiermark.orf.at/stories/249512/ 'Vincenz Liechtenstein ist tot' at orf.at] ]
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External links
* [http://www.vincenz-liechtenstein.at/cms/front_content.php?idcat=3 Homepage of Vincenz Liechtenstein]
* [http://kath.net/detail.php?id=18860]
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