Peter Kaiser (governor)

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Peter Kaiser
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Governor of Carinthia
Assumed office
28 March 2013
Deputy Beate Prettner (SPÖ)
Gaby Schaunig (SPÖ)
Preceded by Gerhard Dörfler
Chairman of the SPÖ Carinthia
Assumed office
March 2010
Federal Chairman Christian Kern
Preceded by Reinhart Rohr
Personal details
Born (1958-12-04) 4 December 1958 (age 59)
Klagenfurt, Carinthia
Political party Social Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Larissa Krainer (divorced)
Children 1 son
Alma mater University of Klagenfurt
Website Official Website

Peter Kaiser (born 4 December 1958) is an Austrian politician (SPÖ) and since 28 march 2013 the governor of Carinthia, as well as chairman of the SPÖ Carinthia.

Austria Federal republic in Central Europe

Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in Central Europe comprising 9 federated states. Its capital, largest city and one of nine states is Vienna. Austria has an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi), a population of nearly 9 million people and a nominal GDP of $477 billion. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The terrain is highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other regional languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.

A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking office in government. Politicians propose, support and create laws or policies that govern the land and, by extension, its people. Broadly speaking, a "politician" can be anyone who seeks to achieve political power in any bureaucratic institution.

Carinthia State of Austria

Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Situated within the Eastern Alps, it is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Bavarian group. Carinthian Slovene dialects, which predominated in the southern part of the region up to the first half of the 20th century, are now spoken by a small minority.

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Education

From 1978 to 1987 Kaiser worked as contract staff for the Carinthian state government, at the same time he studied sociology and Pädagogik at the University of Klagenfurt. In 1988 he became Magister and 5 years later he was promoted to doctor of philosophy.

A state government is the government of a country subdivision in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or be subject to the direct control of the federal government. This relationship may be defined by a constitution.

Sociology Scientific study of human society and its origins, development, organizations, and institutions

Sociology is the scientific study of society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture of everyday life. It is a social science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about social order, acceptance, and change or social evolution. While some sociologists conduct research that may be applied directly to social policy and welfare, others focus primarily on refining the theoretical understanding of social processes. Subject matter ranges from the micro-sociology level of individual agency and interaction to the macro level of systems and the social structure.

A magister degree is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education.

Political career

Kaiser took his first politician position in 1981 as chairman of the Carinthian socialist youth, later in 1986 he became member of the Carinthian Gemeinderat and held this office until 1989. Kaiser was member of the Carinthian Landtag from 1989 to 1994, 1997, 2001 to July 2008, and from November 2005 on as parliamentary leader of the SPÖ. In July 2008 he became state consultant for health and sports. In 2010 Kaiser succeeded Reinhart Rohr (who left the government) as chairman of the SPÖ Carinthia and thus became second deputy governor. Beate Prettner replaced Kaiser in his position as state councilor.

Landtag representative assembly (parliament) in German-speaking countries with legislative authority and competence over a federated state

A Landtag is a representative assembly (parliament) in German-speaking countries with legislative authority and competence over a federated state (Land). Landtage assemblies are the legislative bodies for the individual states of Germany and states of Austria, and have authority to legislate in non-federal matters for the regional area.

A parliamentary leader is a political title or a descriptive term used in various countries to the person leading a caucus in a legislative body, whether it be a national or sub-national legislature. A party leader may be the same person as the parliamentary leader, or the roles may be separated.

In 3 March 2013 the SPÖ became the biggest party again for the first time since 1994, through Kaiser as their top-candidate after the 2013 Carinthian state elections. Subsequently he was elected governor by the Carinthian Landtag with 30 of 36 votes, and thus succeeded former officeholder Gerhard Dörfler of the Freedom Party. At his inaugural speech Kaiser spoke some words in Slovenian, the second regional language, he was the first Carinthian head of government to do so. On 2 April 2013 Kaiser was sworn-in as governor of Carinthia by Federal President Heinz Fischer.

Gerhard Dörfler Austrian politician

Gerhard Dörfler is an Austrian politician, who served as Governor of Carinthia from 27 October 2008, following Governor Jörg Haider's sudden death in a car accident, to 28 March 2013.

Freedom Party of Austria political party in Austria

The Freedom Party of Austria is a right-wing populist, national-conservative political party in Austria. The party, led by Heinz-Christian Strache, is a member of the Europe of Nations and Freedom group in the European Parliament, as well as of the Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom.

At the 2018 Carinthian state elections the SPÖ once again grew bigger by gaining + 10,8 Percent under Kaiser as their top-candidate. On 16 April 2018 he will officially be confirmed in his position by President Alexander Van der Bellen.

Alexander Van der Bellen President of Austria

Alexander Van der Bellen is the current President of Austria. He previously served as a professor of economics at the University of Vienna, and after joining politics, as the spokesman of the Austrian Green Party.

Personal life

Kaiser has was married with Larissa Krainer and is father of one son. Besides his political functions Kaiser has been involved for the Carinthian Volleyball union and the Jugendherbergswesen (Hostelling International).

Volleyball ballgame and team sport in which two teams compete to ground the ball on their opponents side of the net

Volleyball is a popular team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964.

Hostelling International organization

Hostelling International (HI), formerly known as International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF), is a federation of more than 70 National Youth Hostel Associations in more than 80 countries. HI has over 4,000 affiliated hostels around the world. Hostelling International is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation working with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO and the World Tourism Organisation UNWTO.

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