Hubert Gorbach

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Gorbach (left) and Chancellor Schüssel

Hubert Gorbach (born 27 July 1956 in Frastanz)^{[citation needed]} is an Austrian politician and a member of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ). Until April 2005, he was a leading member in the Freedom Party. Born in Vorarlberg, he was vice-governor (German: Landeshauptmannstellvertreter) of Vorarlberg until 2003.

In 2003, he succeeded Herbert Haupt as Vice-Chancellor of Austria. From February 2003 until June 2004, Gorbach was Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology in Austria in a coalition government headed by the People's Party.

Before starting his political career, he was a manager in the textile industry (Getzner).

He is married and is interested in horses.

He has praised Alexander Lukashenko's Belarus, stating its elections are "up to West European standards".^[1]

In October 2011, Hubert Gorbach lost his driving licence because of driving under the influence.^[2]

Notes

↑ "Focus on ex-Western leaders working for despots". The Times Union. 2011-03-04.
↑ "Gorbachs Fuehrerscheinprobleme". Profil. 2011-10-22.

References

GORBACH, Hubert International Who's Who. accessed 8 September 2006.
GORBACH, Hubert Homepage.
Profil Weekly Newspaper. Accessed 10-22-2011.

Political offices
Preceded by Herbert Haupt	Vice Chancellor of Austria 2003– 2007	Succeeded by Wilhelm Molterer

v t e Vice-Chancellors of Austria

First Republic	Jodok Fink Ferdinand Hanusch Eduard Heinl Walter Breisky Felix Frank Leopold Waber Franz Dinghofer Karl Hartleb Vinzenz Schumy Carl Vaugoin Richard Schmitz Johann Schober Franz Winkler Emil Fey Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg Eduard Baar-Baarenfels Ludwig Hülgerth Edmund Glaise-Horstenau

Second Republic	Adolf Schärf Bruno Pittermann Fritz Bock Hermann Withalm Rudolf Häuser Hannes Androsch Fred Sinowatz Norbert Steger Alois Mock Josef Riegler Erhard Busek Wolfgang Schüssel Susanne Riess-Passer Herbert Haupt Hubert Gorbach Wilhelm Molterer Josef Pröll Michael Spindelegger

Persondata
Name	Gorbach, Hubert
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Short description	Austrian politician
Date of birth	27 July 1956
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