Erhard Busek | |
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 Busek in 2013 | |
| Vice-Chancellor of Austria | |
| In office 2 July 1991 – 4 May 1995 | |
| Chancellor | Franz Vranitzky |
| Preceded by | Josef Riegler |
| Succeeded by | Wolfgang Schüssel |
| Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs Education and the Arts (1994–1995) | |
| In office 29 November 1994 – 4 May 1995 | |
| Chancellor | Franz Vranitzky |
| Preceded by | Rudolf Scholten |
| Succeeded by | Elisabeth Gehrer |
| Minister of Science and Research | |
| In office 24 April 1989 – 29 November 1994 | |
| Chancellor | Franz Vranitzky |
| Preceded by | Hans Tuppy |
| Succeeded by | Rudolf Scholten |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1941 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 13 March 2022 (aged 80) |
| Political party | People's Party |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Erhard Busek (25 March 1941 – 13 March 2022) was an Austrian politician from the Christian-conservative People's Party (ÖVP). Throughout his political career, he was widely regarded as one of the leaders of the party's liberal wing.[1] He was coordinator of the South-Eastern Cooperative Initiative (SECI) and chairman of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe.
Busek was chief of the party and Vice-Chancellor of Austria in the coalition of the Social Democratic Party of Austria with the People's Party between 1991 and 1995 and was an important reformer of the Austrian universities. From January 2002 until June 2008 Busek served as Special Co-ordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, the final person to hold the position.
- ^ James M. Markham (12 June 1986), Waldheim Pledges Fight Against Bias The New York Times.