Erwin Lanc

Erwin Lanc
President of International Handball Federation
In office
1984–2000
Preceded by Mr. Paul Högberg
Succeeded by Dr. Hassan Moustafa
Foreign Minister of Austria
In office
24 May 1983 – 10 September 1984
Chancellor Mr. Fred Sinowatz
Preceded by Mr. Willibald Pahr
Succeeded by Mr. Leopold Gratz
Minister of Interior
In office
8 June 1977 – 24 April 1983
Chancellor Mr. Bruno Kreisky
Preceded by Mr. Otto Rösch
Succeeded by Mr. Karl Blecha
Minister of Transportation
In office
17 September 1973 – 8 June 1977
Chancellor Mr. Bruno Kreisky
Personal details
Born (1930-05-17) 17 May 1930
Vienna, Austria
Political party Social Democratic Party of Austria
Alma mater University of Vienna
Religion Roman Catholicism

Erwin Lanc (born May 17, 1930) is a former Austrian bank employee and politician (SPÖ, Austrian Social Democratic Party).

Born in Vienna, Lanc worked at the Ministry of Social Affairs from 1949 to 1955. In 1959, he joined the Vienna bank Zentralsparkasse und Kommerzialbank. In 1966, he became chairman of the SPÖ in the Margareten district of Vienna. He was a member of the Vienna city council and provincial parliament from 1960 to 1966. From 1966 to 1983 he was a member of the Nationalrat. In 1973, he joined the government as the Minister of Transport. In 1977 he became Minister of the Interior, and from 1983 to 1984 he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Vienna Cabinet Shuffled; Infighting Is Denied". The New York Times. AP. 4 September 1984. Retrieved 21 January 2011.


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