Erwin Lanc | |
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President of International Handball Federation | |
In office 1984–2000 |
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Preceded by | Mr. Paul Högberg |
Succeeded by | Dr. Hassan Moustafa |
Foreign Minister of Austria | |
In office 24 May 1983 – 10 September 1984 |
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Chancellor | Mr. Fred Sinowatz |
Preceded by | Mr. Willibald Pahr |
Succeeded by | Mr. Leopold Gratz |
Minister of Interior | |
In office 8 June 1977 – 24 April 1983 |
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Chancellor | Mr. Bruno Kreisky |
Preceded by | Mr. Otto Rösch |
Succeeded by | Mr. Karl Blecha |
Minister of Transportation | |
In office 17 September 1973 – 8 June 1977 |
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Chancellor | Mr. Bruno Kreisky |
Personal details | |
Born |
Vienna, Austria |
17 May 1930
Political party | Social Democratic Party of Austria |
Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Erwin Lanc (born May 17, 1930) is a former Austrian bank employee and politician (SPÖ, Austrian Social Democratic Party).
Born in Vienna, Lanc worked at the Ministry of Social Affairs from 1949 to 1955. In 1959, he joined the Vienna bank Zentralsparkasse und Kommerzialbank. In 1966, he became chairman of the SPÖ in the Margareten district of Vienna. He was a member of the Vienna city council and provincial parliament from 1960 to 1966. From 1966 to 1983 he was a member of the Nationalrat. In 1973, he joined the government as the Minister of Transport. In 1977 he became Minister of the Interior, and from 1983 to 1984 he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.