Herbert Kickl
Herbert Kickl | |
|---|---|
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| Chair of the Freedom Party | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Norbert Hofer |
| Minister for the Interior | |
| In office 18 December 2017 – 22 May 2019 | |
| Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Sobotka |
| Succeeded by | Eckart Ratz |
| General Secretary of the Freedom Party | |
| In office 23 April 2005 – 12 January 2018 Serving with Karlheinz Klement, Harald Vilimsky | |
| Preceded by | Uwe Scheuch |
| Succeeded by | Marlene Svazek |
| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 23 October 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Norbert Hofer |
| Affiliation | Freedom Party |
| In office 24 May 2019 – 22 October 2019 | |
| Constituency | 3 – Lower Austria |
| In office 30 October 2006 – 18 December 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Heinz-Christian Strache |
| Affiliation | Freedom Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1968 Villach, Carinthia, Austria |
| Political party | Freedom Party |
| Children | 1 |
Herbert Kickl (born 19 October 1968) is an Austrian politician. He has been the leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) since June 2021. He has been a Member of the National Council since 2019. He was the Minister for the Interior from 2017 to 2019 and general-secretary of the FPÖ from 2005 to 2018.[1] He has been seen as a far-right politician.[2]
Kickl led the FPÖ into the 2024 legislative election in which his party won the most seats in the National Council.[3] The party won 29.2% of the vote, its best result in the party's history.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Herbert Kickl". National Council (in German). 22 June 2021.
- ↑
- "Herbert Kickl und der Rechtsextremismus". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- "Wie rechts(extrem) ist die FPÖ unter Herbert Kickl?". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ""Systemparteien", "Volksverrat", "Ketten brechen" – Kickl und die Sprache der Nazis". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- Völker, Michael (16 January 2024). "Österreich: Wenn Herbert Kickl die Kanzler wird, vergreift er sich an der Pressefreiheit". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- Kahlweit, Cathrin (14 April 2024). "FPÖ-Chef Herbert Kickl: Biografie über den Aggressor aus Kärnten und "Zerstörer Europas"". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- Bartlau, Christian; Gasser, Florian (12 December 2023). "Herbert Kickl: "Volkskanzler" will er werden". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- "Österreich: FPÖ-Chef Herbert Kickl wird radikaler". FAZ.NET (in German). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ↑ "Austria's far-right Freedom Party projected to win election". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ↑ "Far right in Austria set for election victory - projections". BBC. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
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