Norbert Steger

Norbert Steger
Born	(1944-03-06)6 March 1944 Vienna^[1]
Citizenship	Austrian
Known for	Politician
Title	FPÖ Party Chairman
Term	1980-1986
Predecessor	Alexander Götz
Successor	Jörg Haider
Political party	Freedom Party of Austria

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 Minister of Commerce of Austria from 1983 to 1987.^[1]

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.

References

1 2 3 "FPÖ-Bundesparteiobmann (1980-1986)". Wien-Konkret (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2011.
1 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

Vice-Chancellors of Austria

First Republic	Jodok Fink Ferdinand Hanusch Eduard Heinl Walter Breisky Felix Frank Leopold Waber Franz Dinghofer Karl Hartleb Vinzenz Schumy Carl Vaugoin Richard Schmitz Johann Schober Franz Winkler Emil Fey Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg Eduard Baar-Baarenfels Ludwig Hülgerth Edmund Glaise-Horstenau

Second Republic	Adolf Schärf Bruno Pittermann Fritz Bock Hermann Withalm Rudolf Häuser Hannes Androsch Fred Sinowatz Norbert Steger Alois Mock Josef Riegler Erhard Busek Wolfgang Schüssel Susanne Riess-Passer Herbert Haupt Hubert Gorbach Wilhelm Molterer Josef Pröll Michael Spindelegger Reinhold Mitterlehner

FPÖ party chairmen

Anton Reinthaller Friedrich Peter Alexander Götz Norbert Steger Jörg Haider Susanne Riess-Passer Mathias Reichhold Herbert Haupt Ursula Haubner Hilmar Kabas Heinz-Christian Strache

Authority control	VIAF: 54763148 GND: 111177359

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