Josef Pröll
| Josef Pröll | |
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| Vice Chancellor of Austria | |
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In office 2 December 2008 – 21 April 2011 |
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| President | Heinz Fischer |
| Chancellor | Werner Faymann |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Molterer |
| Succeeded by | Michael Spindelegger |
| Finance Minister of Austria | |
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In office 2 December 2008 – 21 April 2011 |
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| Chancellor | Werner Faymann |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Molterer |
| Succeeded by | Maria Fekter |
| Agriculture Minister of Austria | |
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In office 28 February 2003 – 2 December 2008 |
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| Chancellor |
Wolfgang Schüssel Alfred Gusenbauer |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Molterer |
| Succeeded by | Nikolaus Berlakovich |
| Chairman of Austrian People's Party (Österreichische Volkspartei - ÖVP) | |
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In office 28 November 2008 – 13 April 2011 |
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| Chancellor |
Alfred Gusenbauer Werner Faymann |
| Preceded by | Wilhelm Molterer |
| Succeeded by | Michael Spindelegger |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 September 1968 , Austria |
| Political party | Austrian People's Party |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Josef Pröll (born 14 September 1968 in , Austria) is a former Austrian politician and was the chairman of the Austrian People's Party from 2008 until 2011. He served as Vice Chancellor and Minister of Finance.
Previously, he served as the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, and Water Management. He was also in charge of rethinking the party's positions and developing a more liberal socio-economic stance. On 28 November 2008 he was elected as new federal party chairman by 89.6% of delegates at a party conference in Wels.
After two thromboses he suffered a pulmonary embolism in March 2011. A few weeks later on 13 April he resigned from all political functions. His successor was Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger.
He is the nephew of Erwin Pröll.
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