- Franz Vranitzky
Infobox Chancellor
name = Franz Vranitzky
nationality = Austrian
order =Chancellor of Austria
term_start =June 16 ,1986
term_end =January 28 ,1997
predecessor =Fred Sinowatz
successor =Viktor Klima
birth_date = birth date and age|1937|10|4|mf=y
birth_place =Vienna , Austria
party =SPÖ
religion = Roman CatholicFranz Vranitzky (born
October 4 1937 ) is a formerAustria n politician of theSPÖ party (social democrat s). He wasChancellor of Austria from1986 until1997 .From
1976 to1984 , Vranitzky was director of several banks andMinister of Finance until1986 .After the president election of
Kurt Waldheim , ChancellorFred Sinowatz resigned and proposed Franz Vranitzky to be his successor. Thecoalition government with theFPÖ was continued.However, at the party rally on
September 13 1986, the moderate Vice ChancellorNorbert Steger won less than 50% of the votes and the right-wing populistJörg Haider was elected as the new FPÖ chairman. The followign day, therefore, Vranitzky dissolved the government and new parliamentary elections took place.A new government was formed on
January 21 1987 by theSPÖ andÖVP (Christian democrat s). Vranitzky retained the Chancellorship, while ÖVP politicianAlois Mock became Vice Chancellor.During the government Vranitzky III,
Austria became a member of theEU in1995 . In foreign policy, some discussions on Federal PresidentKurt Waldheim (officer during World War II) caused a sort of international isolation. Domestic policy was influenced by almost "no contacts Vranitzky-Haider", while the FPÖ got about 20% at intermediate elections.Vranitzky resigned in January
1997 and undertook OSCE tasks forAlbania . His successor as Chancellor was the former Minister of FinanceViktor Klima .-
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NAME = Vranitzky, Franz
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Austrian politician
DATE OF BIRTH =October 4 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH = Vienna, Austria
DATE OF DEATH =
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