August Wöginger

August Wöginger
Parliamentary Leader of the People's Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 December 2021
Preceded bySebastian Kurz
In office
3 January 2020 – 13 October 2021
Preceded bySebastian Kurz
Succeeded bySebastian Kurz
In office
19 December 2017 – 21 October 2019
Preceded bySebastian Kurz
Succeeded bySebastian Kurz
Member of the National Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 December 2002
Nominated byWolfgang Schüssel
Personal details
Born (1974-11-02) 2 November 1974
Passau, Lower Bavaria, Germany
PartyAustrian People's Party
Children3

August Wöginger (born 2 November 1974) is an Austrian politician currently serving as parliamentary leader of the Austrian People's Party and Member of the National Council.[1][2][3][4] He represents his native constituency of Innviertel. He resigned from office in May 2026 after having been convicted of misuse of office,[5] but is planning another candidature[6] for September 2026.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "August Wöginger, Biografie | Parlament Österreich". parlament.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2021. 20.12.2002
  2. ↑ "Wöginger folgt Mikl-Leitner an ÖAAB-Spitze". news.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Nachrichten, Oberösterreichische (13 April 2016). "August Wöginger: Der fleißige Gust". nachrichten.at (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ↑ josef.ertl. "Haberlander neue ÖAAB-Obfrau". kurier.at (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Senior Austrian conservative quits after conviction for misuse of office". Reuters. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "ÖAAB - Impressum". www.oeaab.com (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2026-07-01—"The ÖAAB is a social reform movement and, in terms of its political activities, a subsidiary organization of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP); however, it is economically and financially independent and has its own legal personality."{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  7. ↑ "Wöginger kandidiert wieder als ÖAAB-Obmann". news.ORF.at (in Austrian German). 2026-06-30. Retrieved 2026-07-01.


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