Josef Pröll
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Previously, he was the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, and Water Management. He was also in charge of rethinking the party's positions and developing a more liberal socio-economic stance. On 28 November 2008, he was elected as the new federal party chairman by 89.6% of delegates at a party conference in Wels.
After two thromboses he suffered a pulmonary embolism in March 2011. A few weeks later, on 13 April, he resigned from all political functions. His successor was the Foreign Minister, Michael Spindelegger.
He is the nephew of Erwin Pröll. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: 2010
Superior document: Enthalten in Almanach / Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien, 2010 159 (2009), S. [299] - 300