Johannes Hübner (born 7 October 1956 in Vienna) is a former Austrian politician and Member of the Federal Parliament for Vienna South-West for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 2008 - 2017.[1] He previously sat in parliament for Vienna District 4 (1986-1997). He was until October 2017 the party's spokesman on Foreign Affairs.
Johannes Hübner | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 28 October 2008 | |
| Constituency | 9E Wien Süd-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 October 1956 |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Political party | Freedom Party of Austria |
He graduated from Vienna University with a Doctorate in Law in 1979 and took articles 1980–86, when he commenced working as a lawyer. He is today the legal advisor to the FPO, which is the co-partner in the coalition government of Austria.
On 3 February 2023, leaked emails revealed that a Kremlin-linked lobbying group offered payments to several European politicians to promote pro-Russia policies. According to these emails, Johannes Hübner was in this group of these politicians, and he gets €20,000 for holding a speech in the Austrian parliament against sanctions on Russia. He would have received an extra €15,000 if the vote had been successful.[2]
A Motion for a resolution was registered on the official parliament website on June 7, 2016, to cancel sanctions imposed on Russia due to "considerable "harm to the Austrian economy" (the same thesis as in leaked emails).[3]
References edit
- ^ "Dr. Johannes Hübner". Austrian Parliament. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Tkachenko, Martin Laine (Eesti Ekspress), Cecilia Anesi (IrpiMedia), Lorenzo Bagnoli (IrpiMedia), and Tatiana. "Kremlin-Linked Group Arranged Payments to European Politicians to Support Russia's Annexation of Crimea". OCCRP. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Aufhebung der Russland-Sanktionen | Parlament Österreich". www.parlament.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- Parliamentary biography: https://www.parlament.gv.at/WWER/PAD_51561/
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