Werner Groiß Explained

Werner Groiß
Office:Member of the National Council
Constituency:3b Niederösterreich
Term Start:29 October 2013
Term End:8 November 2017
Birth Date:6 December 1967
Nationality:Austrian
Party:Austrian People's Party

Werner Groiß (born 6 December 1967 in Gars am Kamp) is an Austrian politician who has been a Member of the National Council for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) from 2013 to 2017. He also works as a Statutory auditor, Tax advisor and Entrepreneur.

Career

Werner Groiß was a founding member and chairman of the young ÖVP Gars am Kamp between 1986 and 1988, and in 2000 he became the vice chairman of the ÖVP Gars am Kamp. He was active as a long-standing (managing) councilor in Gars am Kamp until 2019.

In 2013, Werner Groiß succeeded the outgoing Günter Stummvoll as National Councilor for the Waldviertel constituency. In 2016, he succeeded Andreas Zakostelsky as finance spokesman for the ÖVP and chairman of parliamentary financial administration [1] [2] Groiß ended his parliamentary career in December 2017.

Furthermore, Groiß is the spokesman for the Economic Association and the Wirtschaftskammer Waldviertel.

Private

Andrea Scherney, a Paralympic athlete, is one of his cousin's.

Notes and References

  1. http://diepresse.com/home/innenpolitik/kulisse/4963693/OeVP-tauscht-Finanzsprecher "ÖVP tauscht Finanzsprecher. Auf Andreas Zakostelsky folgt im Parlament Werner Groiß." at www.diepresse.com
  2. https://www.parlament.gv.at/WWER/PAD_83147/#tab-Ausschuesse www.parlament.gv.at