Hans Peter Doskozil

Hans Peter Doskozil
Minister of Defense and Sports
In office
28 January 2016 – 18 December 2017
Chancellor Werner Faymann
Reinhold Mitterlehner (Acting)
Christian Kern
Preceded by Gerald Klug
Succeeded by Mario Kunasek
Councilor for Finances, Infrastructure and Culture of Burgenland
Assumed office
21 December 2017
Governor Hans Niessl
Personal details
Born (1970-06-21) 21 June 1970
Vorau, Austria
Political party Social Democratic Party
Alma mater University of Vienna

Hans Peter Doskozil (born 21 June 1970) is an Austrian politician who was the Minister of Defense under the Kern government.[1] He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ).

Education

Doskozil studied law at the University of Vienna from 1994 until 2000.

Political career

On migrant policy, Doskozil has at times adopted a harder line than his predecessor Gerald Klug. In 2016, he successfully introduced new asylum measures, including a process under which migrants could be turned away at the border within an hour, which could be activated if lawmakers decree public order is threatened.[2]

Also during his time in office, Austria sued Airbus and the Eurofighter consortium in 2017, alleging wilful deception and fraud linked to a near 2 billion euro ($2.1 billion) jet order in 2003.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Hans Peter Doskozil Sworn in as new Minister of Defence and Sports". Bundesheer.at. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Kirsti Knolle (April 27, 2016), Austrian parliament passes package on tougher asylum rules Reuters.
  3. ↑ Kirsti Knolle and Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich (February 16, 2017), Austria sues Airbus over alleged Eurofighter fraud Reuters.
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