Hans Peter Doskozil

Hans Peter Doskozil
Hans Peter Doskozil
Governor of Burgenland
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 February 2019
Preceded by	Hans Niessl
Minister of Defense and Sports
	In office; 28 January 2016 – 18 December 2017
Chancellor	Werner Faymann ; Christian Kern
Preceded by	Gerald Klug
Succeeded by	Mario Kunasek
Councilor of Finances, Infrastructure and Culture in Burgenland
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 December 2017
Governor	Hans Niessl
Personal details
Born	21 June 1970; Vorau, Styria, Austria
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Vienna

Hans Peter Doskozil (born 21 June 1970) is an Austrian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria. He has previously served in cabinet and is currently the governor (Landeshauptmann) of Burgenland since 28 February 2019. In the 2020 Burgenland election, he led his party to win a majority of the seats in Burgenland's parliament.

Education

Doskozil studied law at the University of Vienna from 1994 until 2000 (Mag. iur.).

Political career

On migrant policy, as Governor, Doskozil has at times adopted a harder line than his predecessor Gerald Klug. In 2016, he successfully introduced new asylum measures, including a process under which migrants could be turned away at the border within an hour, which could be activated if lawmakers decree public order is threatened.[1]

Also during his time in office, Austria sued Airbus and the Eurofighter consortium in 2017, alleging wilful deception and fraud linked to a near 2 billion euro ($2.1 billion) jet order in 2003.[2]

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References

Kirsti Knolle (April 27, 2016), Austrian parliament passes package on tougher asylum rules Reuters.
Kirsti Knolle and Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich (February 16, 2017), Austria sues Airbus over alleged Eurofighter fraud Reuters.

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[1] Kirsti Knolle (April 27, 2016), Austrian parliament passes package on tougher asylum rules Reuters.

[2] Kirsti Knolle and Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich (February 16, 2017), Austria sues Airbus over alleged Eurofighter fraud Reuters.