1. Wilhelm Molterer has been Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister of Austria and chairman of the conservative Austrian People's Party.
11 Facts About Wilhelm Molterer
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Wilhelm Molterer was born in Steyr, Upper Austria, on 14 May 1955.
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Wilhelm Molterer grew up in the Upper Austrian town of Sierning, and was raised by his aunt and her husband, Josef Molterer, who adopted him at the age of 14 years.
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Wilhelm Molterer attended the College of Agriculture in Sankt Florian, graduated in 1974.
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Wilhelm Molterer received a master's degree in Social Economics from the Johannes Kepler University Linz in 1981.
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From 1981 to 1984, Wilhelm Molterer was active in the Austrian Farmers' Association.
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Wilhelm Molterer served as Minister of Agriculture in the government of Chancellor Franz Vranitzky from 1994 until 2003.
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In 2003, Wilhelm Molterer became the chairman of the party's parliamentary club.
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On 9 January 2007, Wilhelm Molterer was chosen to become managing chairman of the party.
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Wilhelm Molterer was formally elected chairman of the party at the federal party convention on 21 April 2007.
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Wilhelm Molterer stepped down as chairman of the party on 29 September 2008 and was succeeded by Josef Proll.