Ex-National Council President Heinrich Neisser is dead

Heinrich Neisser passed away at the age of 89, according to the National Council Presidency and ÖVP representatives on Friday.

Former National Council President Heinrich Neisser was also State Secretary, Minister, and ÖVP Club Chairman

Neisser was born in Vienna in 1936, served as a member of the National Council for more than 21 years, and also held the positions of ÖVP Club Chairman, State Secretary, and Minister. The jurist with a doctorate was State Secretary in the Federal Chancellery from 1969 to 1970 and Minister for Federalism and Administrative Reform from 1987 to 1989 in the second government of Chancellor Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ). After his time as Minister, Neisser became the ÖVP Club Chairman. In 1994, he was elected as the Second President of the National Council, a position he held until 1999.

The President of the ÖVP Seniors, Ingrid Korosec, praised the deceased as a dedicated politician and brilliant jurist who always fought for a vibrant parliamentarism: "I have lost a dear friend." ÖVP EU Member of Parliament Lukas Mandl also spoke of Neisser as a politician "who genuinely committed himself to the common good. The 'we' came before the 'I'," he wrote on Instagram. The Presidents of the National Council, Walter Rosenkranz (FPÖ), Peter Haubner (ÖVP), and Doris Bures (SPÖ), expressed their condolences.

(APA/Red)

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