Siegfried Nagl Explained

Siegfried Nagl (born 18 April 1963, in Graz) is an Austrian politician with the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He was mayor of Graz from 2003 to 2021.^[1]

He became mayor after the SPÖ lost the absolute majority and first place in Graz. He was re-elected several times with his city ÖVP. The Graz Social Democrats fell from around 50% at the beginning of the 2000s to around 10% at the beginning of the 2020s.

He was one of the many witnesses to the 2015 Graz van attack that killed three and injured more than 30.^[2]

He is Knight of Honor of the Order of St. George.^[3]

External links

• Nagl's CV, hosted by the city of Graz

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nagl-Rücktritt: Eine Ära geht zu Ende. ORF News. 27 September 2021.
2. Web site: Fatal car crash on crowd in Austrian city of Graz. BBC News. 20 June 2015. 20 June 2015.
3. https://www.georgsorden.at/struktur/die-ordensregierung/?L=0 Homepage of the St. Georgs Orden