Caspar Einem

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Caspar Einem
Minister for Science, Traffic and the Arts
In office
28 January 1997 (1997-01-28) – 4 February 2000 (2000-02-04)
Preceded byRudolf Scholten
Succeeded byMichael Schmid
Personal details
Born(1948-05-06)6 May 1948
Salzburg, Austria
Died9 September 2021(2021-09-09) (aged 73)
Political partyPeople's Party (SPÖ)
ParentGottfried von Einem
EducationUniversity of Vienna

Caspar Einem (6 May 1948 – 9 September 2021

SPÖ). He served as a board member of Jetalliance
.

Life and career

Einem was born in

probation officer in Vienna and Salzburg. After this, he worked for the Austrian Chamber of Workers. In 1991, he became a manager for the OMV, Austria's biggest gas and oil company, where he eventually was director of the department for gas. He was vice-president of the European Forum Alpbach.[2]

Political career

In 1994, Einem became

Minister for Science, Traffic and the Arts
. In his time as Interior Minister, it was his task to clear up the series of briefcase bomb attacks that haunted Austria in those years.

Since the election victory of

VÖWG. In October 2012, Einem publicly announced becoming one of the board members of the chartered airplane provider Jetalliance
and to withdraw from politics.

Private life

Einem was married; the couple had a son. He died at age 73.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ news on that day[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Frey, Eric (10 September 2021). "Ehemaliger Innen- und Wissenschaftsminister Caspar Einem gestorben". Der Standard (in German). Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Executive Board".

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