Josef Riegler
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Josef Riegler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Riegler in September 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice-Chancellor of Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 24 April 1989 – 2 July 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Franz Vranitzky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alois Mock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Erhard Busek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chair of the People's Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 24 April 1989 – 2 July 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alois Mock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Erhard Busek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 November 1938 Judenburg, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | People's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Antonia Schaffer (m. 1966) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Franz Rigler (father) Maria Rigler (mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josef Riegler (born 1 November 1938) is an Austrian former politician and teacher who served as Vice-Chancellor of Austria and Chair of the People's Party from 1989 to 1991.
Josef Rigler was born on 1 November 1938 to Franz and Maria Riegler in Judenburg. His father died during the Second World War in Italy in 1944. He grew up on a small mountain farm near Judenburg.[1] He obtained his Matura in 1960 and graduated from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in 1965.[2][3]
