Andreas Khol

Andreas Khol
President of the National Council
In office
20 December 2002 – 30 October 2006
Preceded by Heinz Fischer
Succeeded by Barbara Prammer
Personal details
Born (1941-07-14) 14 July 1941
Bergen auf Rügen, Germany
Political party People's Party
Alma mater University of Innsbruck[1]
University of Vienna

Andreas Khol (born 14 July 1941 in Bergen, Germany) is an Austrian politician of the center-conservative Austrian People's Party, President of the National Council from 2002 to 2006.[1]

Andreas Khol was raised in the town of Sterzing in South Tyrol, Italy, but his family eventually relocated to Innsbruck, Austria, where Khol attended school (Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck) and served as a Boy Scout.[1][2] Trained as a lawyer, Andreas Khol achieved a habilitation in constitutional law as a student of Felix Ermacora.[1] One of the most senior politicians of his party, he held the position of the first president of the National Council of Austria between 2002 and 2006.[1] Along with former chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel, he holds considerable power within the Austrian People's Party. Andreas Khol assumed the post of head of the Senior Citizens Organisation in the Austrian People's Party. He resigned from the post after he accepted the nomination to stand as candidate for the post of Federal President in 2016. He immediately challenged the government's open door policy on accepting refugees and managed to bring about a U-turn both in his Party and the Government.

Khol is proficient in English and French and is Editor of an annual political science book called the Austrian Politics Yearbook.

A member of A.V. Raeto-Bavaria Innsbruck, a Catholic fraternity that belongs to the Cartellverband, Andreas Khol is known to be religious and has often voiced conservative opinions on social policy. He represents the Catholic-conservative wing of his party. His youngest son Julian is an internationally-known male model and married with German TV host Nazan Eckes. Andreas Khol has six children, three boys and three girls and 15 grandchildren.

Honours and awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Who is who in the Austrian Parliament". Dr. Andreas Khol (in German). Republic of Austria. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Philipp Lehar (2009). "100 Jahre Pfadfinder in Österreich.Ein Grund für einen optimistischen Blick in die Zukunft". Pfeifzeichen-Das Magazin von Pfadfindern, für Pfadfinder (in German) (Pfadfindergruppe Wattens) 25: 39.
  3. ↑ http://www.konvent.gv.at/K/ZS/DE/PAD_00799/pad_00799.shtml
Political offices
Preceded by
Heinz Fischer		 President of the National Council
2002–2006 		Succeeded by
Barbara Prammer
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