Walter Rosenkranz (born 29 July 1962) is an Austrian politician and lawyer who was a member of the National Council for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) from 2008 to 2019, when he became one of three national public advocates (a Volksanwalt).[1]
Walter Rosenkranz | |
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Parliamentary Ombudsman | |
Assumed office 1 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Peter Fichtenbauer |
Personal details | |
Born | Krems an der Donau, Austria | 29 July 1962
Political party | Freedom Party |
Before that, he was parliamentary group leader of the FPÖ in the National Council between 2017 and 2019 and served as leader of the Lower Austrian FPÖ.[2]
On 12 July 2022, the FPÖ selected Rosenkranz as its official candidate for the 2022 Austrian presidential election, to be held on 9 October 2022, but lost to incumbent Austrian president Alexander Van der Bellen. He is not related to Barbara Rosenkranz, FPÖ candidate for president in the 2010 Austrian presidential election.
References
edit- ^ "Drei neue Volksanwälte vom Bundespräsidenten angelobt" (in German). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Dr. Walter Rosenkranz". Austrian Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2016.