Klaus Köchl
Austrian politician (born 1961)
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Klaus Köchl (born 28 November 1961) is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council.[1] A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Carinthia since October 2019. He was a member of the Carinthian Landtag from April 2008 to October 2019.[2]
Klaus Köchl | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 23 October 2019 | |
| Constituency | Carinthia |
| Member of the Carinthian Landtag | |
| In office 24 April 2008 – 23 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Gerhard Mock |
| Succeeded by | Armin Geißler |
| Constituency | Carinthia East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1961 St. Veit an der Glan, Austria |
| Party | Social Democratic Party |
Köchl was born on 28 November 1961 in St. Veit an der Glan.[1] He trained to be an office clerk at a vocational school in St. Veit an der Glan.[1] He has worked as a carpentry supplies salesman and for Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).[1] He has held various positions in the Liebenfels and St. Veit an der Glan District branches of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) since 1994.[1][3] He has been mayor of Liebenfels since 2003.[1] He was appointed to the Carinthian Landtag in April 2008 following the resignation of Gerhard Mock.[2][4] He was elected to the National Council at the 2019 legislative election.[1] He subsequently resigned from the Landtag in October 2019 and was replaced by Armin Geißler in Carinthia East electoral district.[5]
Köchl is in a civil partnership and has two children.[2]
| Election | Electoral district | Party | Votes | % | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 state[6] | Carinthia East | Social Democratic Party | 1,176 | 3.98% | Elected | |
| 2013 state[7] | Carinthia East | Social Democratic Party | 1,400 | 4.14% | Elected | |
| 2018 state[8] | Carinthia East | Social Democratic Party | 3,462 | 9.08% | Elected | |
| 2019 legislative[9] | Carinthia East | Social Democratic Party | 2,924 | 12.43% | Not elected | |
| 2019 legislative[10] | Carinthia | Social Democratic Party | 447 | 0.55% | Elected | |
