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Austrian politician

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Hubert Gorbach


Vice-Chancellor of Austria
In office 21 October 2003 – 11 January 2007
Chancellor	Wolfgang Schüssel
Preceded by	Herbert Haupt
Succeeded by	Wilhelm Molterer
Minister of Transport
In office 28 February 2003 – 11 January 2007
Chancellor	Wolfgang Schüssel
Preceded by	Mathias Reichhold
Succeeded by	Werner Faymann

Personal details
Born	(1956-07-27) 27 July 1956 (age 68) Frastanz, Vorarlberg
Political party	Alliance for the Future

Hubert Gorbach (German pronunciation: [ˈhuːbɛʁt ˈɡɔʁˌbax]; born 27 July 1956) 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".

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

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 byHerbert Haupt	Vice Chancellor of Austria 2003– 2007	Succeeded byWilhelm 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 Johannes 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 Reinhold Mitterlehner Wolfgang Brandstetter Heinz-Christian Strache Hartwig Löger Clemens Jabloner Werner Kogler

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