Günther Platter | |
Office: | Governor of Tyrol |
Chancellor: | Alfred Gusenbauer Werner Faymann Christian Kern Sebastian Kurz Brigitte Bierlein Sebastian Kurz Alexander Schallenberg Karl Nehammer |
Term Start: | 1 July 2008 |
Term End: | 25 October 2022 |
Predecessor: | Herwig van Staa |
Successor: | Anton Mattle |
Office1: | Minister of the Interior |
Chancellor1: | Alfred Gusenbauer |
Term Start1: | 11 January 2007 |
Term End1: | 30 June 2008 |
Office2: | Minister of Defence |
Chancellor2: | Wolfgang Schüssel |
Term Start2: | 28 February 2003 |
Term End2: | 11 January 2007 |
Predecessor2: | Herbert Scheibner |
Successor2: | Norbert Darabos |
Birth Date: | 7 June 1954 |
Birth Place: | Zams, Tyrol, Austria |
Party: | ÖVP |
Günther Platter (born 7 June 1954) is an Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and was the governor of Tyrol between 2008 and 2022, succeeding 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.