Hubert Gorbach
Hubert Gorbach | |
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Gorbach in 2005 | |
| Vice-Chancellor of Austria | |
| In office 21 October 2003 – 11 January 2007 | |
| Chancellor | Wolfgang Schüssel |
| Preceded by | Herbert Haupt |
| Succeeded by | Wilhelm Molterer |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 28 February 2003 – 11 January 2007 | |
| Chancellor | Wolfgang Schüssel |
| Preceded by | Mathias Reichhold |
| Succeeded by | Werner Faymann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1956 |
| Party | Alliance for the Future |
Hubert Gorbach (German pronunciation: [ˈhuːbɛʁt ˈɡɔʁˌbax]; born 27 July 1956) is an Austrian politician and a member of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ). Gorbach graduated from a Handelsakademie (a type of secondary school focussed on business, accounting and economics), before working in the textile industry in his home state of Vorarlberg for a decade. Until April 2005, he was a leading member in the Freedom Party. Born in Vorarlberg, he was vice-governor (German: Landeshauptmannstellvertreter) of Vorarlberg until 2003.
In 2003, he succeeded Herbert Haupt as Vice-Chancellor of Austria. From February 2003 until June 2004, Gorbach was Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology in Austria in a coalition government headed by the People's Party.