Herbert Bösch

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Herbert Bösch

Herbert Bösch (born 11 September 1954 in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1995 until 2009.

Early life and career

Bösch studied sociology and politology at the University of Konstanz. After finishing his studies he was employed in the administration of the federal state capital Bregenz.[1]

Political career

From 1989 to 1994 Bösch served as Member of the Federal Council of Austria (Bundesrat) for the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), then Member of the National Council of Austria (Nationalrat) until he became MEP.[2]

In the European Parliament, Bösch was a member of the Committee on Budgets from 1995 until 1999. In 1997, he joined the Committee on Budgetary Control, which he chaired from 2007 until 2009.[3] In the 2009 elections, he failed to win re-election.[4]

Other activities

Personal life

Bösch is married and has three children.[6][7]

Notes and references

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