Molterer, Wilhelm#

b. Steyr, Upper Austria, May 14, 1955, politician (OeVP). Studied social sciences and economics at Linz. From 1987 in the office of the Minister of Agriculture; 1989-93 director of the Austrian Farmers' Association; 1993-94 Secretary-General of the People's Party (OeVP). Member of the Nationalrat 1990-94, 1996 and 1999-2000; 1994-2000 Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, since 2000 Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management.