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Wilhelm Molterer
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Wilhelm Molterer (born 14 May 1955 in Steyr) is an Austrian politician, (ÖVP) Vice Chancellor of Austria and Minister of Finance and acting head of the conservative Austrian People's Party.
Wilhelm Molterer grew up in the Upper Austrian town of Sierning. He attended the College of Agriculture in Sankt Florian, and studied social economy at the University of Linz after graduating in 1974. In 1980, he obtained his master's degree.
From 1981 to 1984, he was active in the Austrian Farmer's Association. Starting in 1987, he worked in the Austrian ministry of agriculture, under the ministers Josef Riegler and Franz Fischler. From 1994 to 2003, Molterer himself held this position.
In 2003, he became the chairman of the party's parliamentary club. Critics claimed that he had direct input in the workings of the national television agency, ORF, over the Moltofon.
He was named acting party head on 9 January 2007, and was for his positions in the new government. His formal election as party head at the federal party convent in April 2007.
| Preceded by: Hubert Gorbach |
Vice Chancellor of Austria 2007–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by: Wolfgang Schüssel |
ÖVP Party Chairman (acting) 2007–present |