Background
HAUPT, Herbert was born on September 28, 1947 in Seeboden Kärnten.
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Herbert HAUPT
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Grammar school (science oriented). Spittal an der Drau, matriculation, 1965. Veterinary college, Vienna.
Master of Science in veterinary medecine, 1966-1975.
Career
Born in Seeboden, Carinthia, and a veterinarian by training, he was federal Minister of Social Services from 2000 till 2005 in a coalition government headed by Wolfgang Schüssel. Haupt was Vice Chancellor of Austria from February 28, 2003 till October 20, 2003. Haupt is notorious for his inability and/or unwillingness to answer journalists" questions precisely and to the point and for his tendency to use a complicated sentence structure with lots of empty phrases.
Also, in the past he has frequently changed his mind from one day to the next about major policy issues, confirming, at least for the media, his role as Jörg Haider"s puppet.
He stepped down as Minister of Social Services in January 2005 and was succeeded by Ursula Haubner, Jörg Haider"s sister.
Politics
Alliance for the Future of Austria, Austrian Freedom Party.
Membership
He is still a member of the National Council of Austria, now representing the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) party founded by Jörg Haider in April 2005.
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Political Party
Alliance for the Future of Austria
Education
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1975