Background
Lacina, Ferdinand was born on December 31, 1942 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Anna and Ferdinand Lacina.
Lacina, Ferdinand was born on December 31, 1942 in Vienna, Austria. Son of Anna and Ferdinand Lacina.
Vienna College of Commerce (now University of Commerce), degree, 1965.
He served as finance minister from 1986 to 1995. Lacina was among the leading figures of the antifascist student movement of the 1960s. He served as minister of transport and nationalized industries.
On 16 June 1986 he was appointed finance minister, replacing Franz Vranitzky in the post.
Franz Vranitzky led the cabinet in which Lacina was appointed. Lacina successfully reduced the federal deficit to 3.2% in 1994 following a long period of consolidation.
Lacina"s tenure lasted until 6 April 1995 when he resigned from office. Andreas Staribacher succeeded him in the post.
Following the retirement from politics Lacina was named the general director of the GiroCr Bank.
Lacina is the president of the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation.
Lacina is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria. He was also a member of Bank Medici"s supervisory board.
Married Monika Lacina, 1966. 2 children.