Ferdinand Lacina
| Ferdinand Lacina | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 16 June 1986 – 6 April 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Franz Vranitzky |
| Preceded by | Franz Vranitzky |
| Succeeded by | Andreas Staribacher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 December 1942[1] |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Austria |
| Alma mater | Vienna University of Economics and Business[1] |
Ferdinand Lacina (born 31 December 1942)[1] is an Austrian politician. He served as finance minister from 1986 to 1995.
Early life
Lacina was among the leading figures of the antifascist student movement of the 1960s.[2]
Career
Lacina is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria.[3] He served as minister of transport and nationalized industries.[4] On 16 June 1986 he was appointed finance minister, replacing Franz Vranitzky in the post.[3][4] Franz Vranitzky led the cabinet in which Lacina was appointed.[5] Lacina successfully reduced the federal deficit to 3.2% in 1994 following a long period of consolidation.[4] Lacina's tenure lasted until 6 April 1995 when he resigned from office.[5] Andreas Staribacher succeeded him in the post.[3]
Following the retirement from politics Lacina was named the general director of the GiroCredit Bank.[6] He was also a member of Bank Medici's supervisory board.[7] Lacina is the president of the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 "Who is who in the Austrian Parliament". Dipl.-Kfm. Ferdinand Lacina (in German). Republic of Austria. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ Matti Bunzi (2004). Symptoms of Modernity: Jews and Queers in Late-Twentieth-Century Vienna. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. Retrieved 20 October 2013. – via Questia (subscription required)
- 1 2 3 "Austrian ministries". Rulers. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 Günter Bischof; Anton Pelinka; Ferdinand Karlhofer (1 January 1999). The Vranitzky Era in Austria. Transaction Publishers. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-4128-4113-9. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- 1 2 "Austrian finance minister resigns". Associated Press. 29 March 1995. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ "About the workshop" (PDF). University of Vienna. 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ Nelson D. Schwartz; Julia Werdigier (17 January 2009). "From behind the curtain, Madoff drew in victims Lawsuit sheds light on network of agents". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 20 October 2013. – via Highbeam (subscription required)
- ↑ "New initiative on Central Europe created at JHU SAIS". States News Service. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2013. – via Highbeam (subscription required)
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