Herbert Kickl
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Herbert Kickl | |
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Minister of the Interior | |
In office 18 December 2017 – 22 May 2019 | |
Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz |
Preceded by | Wolfgang Sobotka |
Succeeded by | Eckart Ratz |
Member of the National Council | |
In office 30 October 2006 – 18 December 2017 | |
Nominated by | Heinz-Christian Strache |
Affiliation | Freedom Party |
Personal details | |
Born | Villach, Carinthia,[1] Austria | 19 October 1968
Political party | Freedom Party |
Children | 1 |
Herbert Kickl (born 19 October 1968) is an Austrian right-wing politician and current FPÖ Chairman, who also served as Austria's minister of the interior from 2017 to 2019.[2] He was removed from office on 20 May 2019 in the wake of the Ibiza affair, though he was not personally involved.[3][4] He also serves as a Member of the National Council for the Freedom Party.[5]
Personal life[]
Kickl is married and has a son.[6]
References[]
- ^ Interior Ministry of Austria. "Herbert Kickl". Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Austria far right: 'Austria far right: Freedom Party wins key posts in new government". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ Oltermann, Philip (May 20, 2019). "Austrian government collapses after far-right minister fired". theguardian.com. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "Austria's far-right Freedom Party ministers all resign amid scandal". BBC News. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "Herbert Kickl". Austrian Parliament. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Vilimsky und Kickl: Der Raue und der Schlaue - Die Presse
Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Members of the National Council (Austria)
- Freedom Party of Austria politicians
- Interior Ministers of Austria
- People from Villach
- 21st-century Austrian politicians
- Austrian politician stubs