Norbert Steger

Norbert Steger (born 6 March 1944) is an Austrian lawyer and former politician for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).^[1] He was the FPÖ party leader from 1980 to 1986, and Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Trade, Commerce and Industry from 1983 to 1987.^[1]

Norbert Steger
Vice-Chancellor of Austria
In office 24 May 1983 – 21 January 1987
Chancellor	Fred Sinowatz Franz Vranitzky
Preceded by	Fred Sinowatz
Succeeded by	Alois Mock
Minister for Trade, Commerce and Industry
In office 24 May 1983 – 21 January 1987
Chancellor	Fred Sinowatz Franz Vranitzky
Preceded by	Josef Staribacher
Succeeded by	Robert Graf
Chair of the Freedom Party
In office 2 March 1980 – 13 September 1986
Preceded by	Alexander Götz
Succeeded by	Jörg Haider
Personal details
Born	Norbert Steger (1944-03-06) 6 March 1944 (age 80) Vienna, National Socialist Austria
Political party	FPÖ
Children	Petra Steger

Under his leadership of the FPÖ, the party adopted a more liberal program and a less confrontational discourse.^[2] He sought to turn the party to become something of an Austrian version of the German Free Democratic Party, focusing on free market and anti-statist policies.^[2] His daughter is the National Council member Petra Steger.

Political career

Activities after politics

References

1. "FPÖ-Bundesparteiobmann (1980–1986)". Wien-Konkret (in German). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
2. Bischof, Günter; Plasser, Fritz (2008). The changing Austrian voter. Transaction Publishers. pp. 105–106. ISBN 978-1-4128-0751-7.

Political offices
Preceded by Fred Sinowatz	Vice Chancellor of Austria 1983–1987	Succeeded by Alois Mock
Party political offices
Preceded by Alexander Götz	FPÖ Party Chairman 1980–1986	Succeeded by Jörg Haider