Franz Fischler
Franz Fischler | |
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| Born | September 23, 1946 |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 1989–present? |
Franz Fischler (born 23 September 1946) is an Austrian politician from the Christian-conservative People's Party (ÖVP). He was the European Union's Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (1995–2004).[1] He also was President of the European Forum Alpbach.[2]
Franz Fischler is married with Adelheid (Heidi) Hausmann in 1973 . They have two sons , Klaus and Georg and two daughters , Bernadette and Ursula.
Education and early career[edit]
Born in Absam, Tyrol Fischler studied agriculture at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, and finished as Dr rer.nat.oec. in 1978.[1] He worked as University assistant from 1973 to 1979, then for the Tyrol Chamber of Agriculture, finally as its director from 1985 to 1989.[1]
Political career[edit]
Between 1989 and 1994 Fischler was Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, and since 1990 elected Member of National Council.[1][3] In 1995 he became European Commissioner in Brussels, responsible for agriculture and rural development.[1] In 1999 fisheries also became part of his responsibilities.[1]
At the 1999 Berlin summit, Fischler had significant influence on the Agenda 2000.[4]
In 2011 Austria has decided to nominate Fischler as a candidate for the position of director general of FAO;[5] the position went to José Graziano da Silva instead.
Other activities[edit]
- Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group.[6]
- Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Chair of the Board of Trustees[7]
Further reading[edit]
- Nedergaard, Peter (July 2006). "The 2003 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: against all odds or rational explanations?" (PDF). Journal of European Integration. 28 (3): 203–223. doi:10.1080/07036330600785749. S2CID 154437960.
- See also: Fischler, Franz (16 September 2003). "Speech by Commissioner Fischler - From Cancun - The road ahead for the trade and agriculture negotiations (transcript of speech)". eu-un.europa.eu. European Union Delegation to the United Nations - New York: EU@UN - Partnership in Action. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015.
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Franz Fischler". The European Commission. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^ "Homepage".
- ^ "Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Franz Fischler" (in German). The Austrian Parliament. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^ Van Oudenaren, John (2005). "AGENDA 2000 AND THE BERLIN PACKAGE". Uniting Europe. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 153–154. ISBN 978-0-7425-3661-6.
- ^ "FAO - News Article: Candidates for the post of Director-General announced".
- ^ Membership Archived 1 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine Trilateral Commission.
- ^ Board of Trustees Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS).
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