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Heinz Fischer

PEP · Politician

Heinz Fischer is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Fisher Xayns · Haynz Fişer · Haýns Fişer · Heincs Fišers · Heinz Fischer · 14 more...				[sources]
Alias	Фишер, Хайнц · Фішер Гайнц · Фішер Хайнц · Хайнц Фішер				[sources]
Birth date	1938-10-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Graz				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Austria				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Heinz				[sources]
Last name	Fischer				[sources]
Political association	Social Democratic Party of Austria				[sources]
Title	Dr. iur.				[sources]
Website	www.heinzfischer.at				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q11753				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Federal Minister of Science and Research (1983-1987) · President of Austria (2004-2016) · President of the National Council of Austria (1990-2002) · Second President of the National Council of Austria (2002-2004) · member of the National Council of Austria (1971-1983) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Innsbruck · University of Vienna (1956-1961)				[sources]
Religion	agnosticism				[sources]
Source link	www.parlament.gv.at				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Austrian politician (SPÖ), 8th president of Austria (born 1938)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-06-17

Relationships

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories345,356

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Austrian Members of Parliament1,057

Current and historical Members of the Austrian National Council and Federal Council

Austria · Austrian Parliament

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,395

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions519,977

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata331,844

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: at-parl-person-334

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Edith Stumpf-Fischer Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Margit Fischer Close Associate	spouse	1968

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Austria	2004-07-08	2016-07-08