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Thomas Stelzer (politician)

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Thomas Stelzer
Governor of Upper Austria
Assumed office
5 April 2017
ChancellorChristian Kern
Sebastian Kurz
Brigitte Bierlein
Sebastian Kurz
Alexander Schallenberg
Karl Nehammer
Preceded byJosef Pühringer
Personal details
Born (1967-02-21) February 21, 1967 (age 57)
Linz, Austria
Political partyÖVP
Military service
AllegianceAustria
Years of service1990

Thomas Stelzer (born February 21, 1967, in Linz) is an Austrian politician who is serving as the current Governor of Upper Austria since 2017. Stelzer studied law at the Johannes Kepler University Linz from 1985 to 1990. Before becoming Governor, Stelzer was the Deputy Governor of Upper Austria from 2015 to 2017. He was a member of the Upper Austrian Parliament from 1997 to 2015.[1]

He is Knight of Honor of the Order of St. George.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Mag. Thomas Stelzer, Biografie". www.parlament.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  2. ^ Homepage of the St. Georgs Orden