Roman Haider
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Roman Haider | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 28 October 2008 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Upper Austria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1967 Grieskirchen, Upper Austria, Austria |
| Party |  AustrianFreedom Party of Austria  EUPatriots.eu |
| Children | 3 |
Roman Haider (born 13 April 1967) is an Austrian politician who has been a member of European Parliament since 2019,[1] and formerly a member of the National Council, for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).[2]
Haider was born in Grieskirchen.[3] After graduating from high school in 1986, Haider studied business administration at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz and graduated in 1997. Haider completed his military service in 1993 and 1994 and completed training as a communications trainer from 1989 to 1990. He has worked as a communications trainer since 1990 and became managing director in the field of management consulting and market and opinion research in 1997. He has also been a management consultant since 2000.[4]
Member of the National Council
In the 2008 elections, Haider won a seat via the FPÖ regional list for Upper Austria and was sworn in as a member of parliament on October 28, 2008. He was the spokesman for tourism in the FPÖ parliamentary group. However, he said that the main areas of his work as a member of parliament were the economy, budget and finance.[4] Haider would be re-elected in the 2013 and 2017 elections.[5][6]
