Günther Platter

Günther Platter
Günther Platter
Governor of Tyrol
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 July 2008
Chancellor	Alfred Gusenbauer ; Werner Faymann ; Christian Kern ; Sebastian Kurz ; Brigitte Bierlein ; Sebastian Kurz
Preceded by	Herwig van Staa
Minister of the Interior
	In office; 11 January 2007 – 30 June 2008
Chancellor	Alfred Gusenbauer
Preceded by	Wolfgang Schüssel (Acting)
Succeeded by	Wilhelm Molterer (Acting)
Minister of Defence
	In office; 28 February 2003 – 11 January 2007
Chancellor	Wolfgang Schüssel
Preceded by
Succeeded by	Norbert Darabos
Personal details
Born	7 June 1954 (age 67); Zams, Tyrol, Austria
Political party	ÖVP

Günther Platter is an Austrian politician (ÖVP) and is the current Governor of Tyrol after his predecessor Herwig van Staa. Before becoming governor, Platter served as Interior Minister^[1] and as Minister of Defence^[2] in the cabinets of Gusenbauer and Schüssel. 28 February 2003^{[clarification needed]}

References[]

^ Bischof, Gunther & Fritz Plasser, eds. The Changing Austrian Voter. Contemporary Austrian Studies, vol. 16. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 2008. 334.
^ Bischof, Gunther & Anton Pelinka, eds. The Americaization/Westernization of Austria. Contemporary Austrian Studies, vol. 12. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 2004. 312.

[1] Bischof, Gunther & Fritz Plasser, eds. The Changing Austrian Voter. Contemporary Austrian Studies, vol. 16. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 2008. 334.

[2] Bischof, Gunther & Anton Pelinka, eds. The Americaization/Westernization of Austria. Contemporary Austrian Studies, vol. 12. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 2004. 312.

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First Austrian Republic (1919–1934)	Walter Breisky Walter Breisky Rudolf Ramek Johannes Schober Felix Frank Ignaz Seipel Rudolf Ramek Ignaz Seipel Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
Second Austrian Republic (1945–present)	Josef Afritsch Franz Olah Erwin Lanc Franz Löschnak Caspar Einem Ernst Strasser Liese Prokop Günther Platter Maria Fekter Johanna Mikl-Leitner Wolfgang Sobotka Herbert Kickl Eckart Ratz Karl Nehammer

Günther Platter


Governor of Tyrol
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2008
Chancellor	Alfred Gusenbauer Werner Faymann Christian Kern Sebastian Kurz Brigitte Bierlein Sebastian Kurz
Preceded by	Herwig van Staa
Minister of the Interior
In office 11 January 2007 – 30 June 2008
Chancellor	Alfred Gusenbauer
Preceded by	Wolfgang Schüssel (Acting)
Succeeded by	Wilhelm Molterer (Acting)
Minister of Defence
In office 28 February 2003 – 11 January 2007
Chancellor	Wolfgang Schüssel
Preceded by
Succeeded by	Norbert Darabos

Personal details
Born	(1954-06-07) 7 June 1954 (age 67) Zams, Tyrol, Austria
Political party	ÖVP