Herbert Haupt | |
Office: | Vice-Chancellor of Austria |
Chancellor: | Wolfgang Schüssel |
Term Start: | 28 February 2003 |
Term End: | 21 October 2003 |
Predecessor: | Susanne Riess-Passer |
Successor: | Hubert Gorbach |
Office2: | Minister of Social Affairs |
Chancellor2: | Wolfgang Schüssel |
Term Start2: | 24 October 2000 |
Term End2: | 25 January 2005 |
Predecessor2: | Elisabeth Sickl |
Successor2: | Ursula Haubner |
Office1: | Chair of the Freedom Party |
Term Start1: | 18 October 2002 |
Term End1: | 3 July 2004 |
Predecessor1: | Mathias Reichhold |
Successor1: | Ursula Haubner |
Office3: | Third President of the National Council |
Term Start3: | 7 November 1994 |
Term End3: | 15 January 1996 |
Predecessor3: | Heide Schmidt |
Successor3: | Wilhelm Brauneder |
Birth Date: | 28 September 1947 |
Birth Place: | Seeboden, Carinthia |
Party: | Freedom Party |
Herbert Haupt (born 28 September 1947) is an Austrian politician and former party chairman of the Austrian Freedom Party. Haupt was Minister of Social Affairs from 2000 until 2005 in a coalition government headed by Wolfgang Schüssel. He was also Vice Chancellor of Austria from 28 February 2003 until 20 October 2003.[1]
He is still a member of the National Council of Austria, now representing the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) party founded by Jörg Haider in April 2005.
He stepped down as Minister of Social Affairs on 25 January 2005 and was succeeded by Ursula Haubner.