Günther Platter

Günther Platter is an Austrian politician (ÖVP) and is the current Governor of Tyrol after his predecessor Herwig van Staa lost more almost 10% of the votes in the regional elections. Before becoming Governor, Platter served as Interior Minister^[1] and as Minister of Defence^[2] in the cabinets of Gusenbauer and Schüssel.

References

↑ Bischof, Gunther & Fritz Plasser, eds. The Changing Austrian Voter. Contemporary Austrian Studies, vol. 16. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 2008. 334.
↑ Bischof, Gunther & Anton Pelinka, eds. The Americaization/Westernization of Austria. Contemporary Austrian Studies, vol. 12. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 2004. 312.

Political offices
Preceded by Herbert Scheibner	Defense Minister of Austria 2003 – 2007	Succeeded by Norbert Darabos
Preceded by Liese Prokop	Interior Minister of Austria 2007 – 2008	Succeeded by Maria Fekter
Preceded by Herwig van Staa	Governor of Tyrol 2008 – present	Incumbent

Current Governors of the States of Austria

Hans Niessl (Burgenland) Peter Kaiser (Carinthia) Erwin Pröll (Lower Austria) Wilfried Haslauer (Salzburg) Hermann Schützenhöfer (Styria) Günther Platter (Tyrol) Josef Pühringer (Upper Austria) Michael Häupl (Vienna) Markus Wallner (Vorarlberg)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 77496306 GND: 133165825

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