Since Monday it has been clear who will succeed Paul Gruber, who will retire on October 31, as district administrator of Urfahr-Umgebung: Rudolf Ferdinand Watschinger prevailed towards three rivals within the listening to.
The 51-year-old has been in state service since Could 2003 and has been deputy director of the state workplace since November 2015. The married lawyer and father of three kids can be no political stranger as director of the membership of the Freedom Get together’s state parliament members. The FPÖ had beforehand confirmed, as reported, “{that a} candidate with a blue background would apply.”
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Governor Thomas Stelzer was one of many first to congratulate him. He emphasised that Rudolf Ferdinand Watschinger was a contemporary administrative skilled: “I’m satisfied that he’ll grasp the brand new process excellently.” Stelzer thanked the outgoing district governor Gruber for his years {of professional} management of the Urfahr-Umgebung district administration.
