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 | |
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 Fischler in 2006 | |
| Born | September 23, 1946 |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 1989–present? |
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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