Andreas Haitzer
Austrian politician (born 1967)
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Andreas Haitzer (born 25 December 1967) is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council.[1] A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Salzburg since October 2024. He was a member of the Salzburg Landtag from June 2013 to March 2015.[2][3]
Andreas Haitzer | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2024 | |
| Constituency | Salzburg |
| Member of the Salzburg Landtag | |
| In office 19 June 2013 – 17 March 2015 | |
| Succeeded by | Gerd Brand |
| Constituency | St. Johann im Pongau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1967 Schwarzach im Pongau, Austria |
| Party | Social Democratic Party |
Haitzer was born on 25 December 1967 in Schwarzach im Pongau.[1][2] He was an apprentice industrial electrician at Tauernkraftwerke AG in Kaprun from 1983 to 1987.[1][2] He was an electrical engineer at Elektro Florian/Fa Bleckmann from 1987 to 1993.[1] He was a dispatcher and emergency co-ordinator for Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) from 1993 to 2011.[1][2] He has held various positions in the Schwarzach im Pongau and Salzburg branches of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) since 2001.[2] He has been a member of the municipal council in Schwarzach im Pongau since 2004 and has been mayor since 2008.[2][4] He was elected to the Salzburg Landtag at the 2013 state election. He resigned from the Landtag in March 2015 and was replaced by Gerd Brand.[5][6] He was elected to the National Council at the 2024 legislative election.[1]
| Election | Electoral district | Party | Votes | % | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 state[7] | St. Johann im Pongau | Social Democratic Party | 119 | 1.06% | Elected | |
| 2024 legislative[8] | Lungau-Pinzgau-Pongau | Social Democratic Party | 2,370 | 13.24% | Not elected | |
| 2024 legislative[9] | Salzburg | Social Democratic Party | 494 | 0.97% | Elected | |