Austrian politician (born 1986)
Maximilian Lercher (born 24 September 1986) is an Austrian politician and former member of the National Council .[ 1] A member of the Social Democratic Party , he represented Upper Styria from October 2019 to October 2024. He was a member of the Landtag Styria from October 2010 to September 2018.
Lercher was born on 24 September 1986 in Judenburg .[ 1] [ 2] He is the son of a bus driver and a post office manager.[ 3] He has a Bachelor's of Arts degree in political science from the University of Vienna .[ 1] [ 3] He was the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ)'s State Managing Director in Styria from 2014 to 2018 and the SPÖ's Federal Managing Director from 2018 to 2019.[ 1] [ 4] He was managing director of Leykam Medien AG, a company controlled by the SPÖ in Styria, from 2019 to 2023.[ 1] [ 5] In October 2019 the right wing Österreich newspaper claimed that Lercher had been given a three-year consulting contract with SPÖ at €20,000 per month but in fact the contract was between SPÖ and Leykam and Lercher's salary for being MD of Leykam was only €6,000 per month.[ 6] [ 7] In September 2023 he was appointed head of the Dr. Karl Renner Institute 's state office in Burgenland .[ 8] [ 9]
Lercher was chairman of the Socialist Youth Austria (SJ)'s Styrian branch from 2008 to 2013.[ 1] He has held various positions on the Upper Styria West and Styrian branches of the SPÖ as well as its federal executive.[ 1] He was elected to the Landtag Styria at the 2010 state election .[ 1] [ 3] He resigned from the Landtag in September 2018 and was replaced by Wolfgang Moitzi .[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] He was elected to the National Council at the 2019 legislative election .[ 1] In September 2023 Lercher announced that he would not be seeking re-election.[ 13]
References
^ a b c d e f g h i "Recherchieren: Personen - Maximilian Lercher" (in German). Vienna, Austria: Austrian Parliament . Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024 .
^ Burgstaller, Katrin (16 February 2011). " "Das war irgendwie total heavy" " . Der Standard (in German). Vienna, Austria. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024 .
^ a b c "Weniger starre Partei, mehr lebendige Bewegung" . Journal Graz (in German). Graz, Austria. April 2014. pp. 8– 9. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018.
^ "SPÖ wählt Lercher zum Bundesgeschäftsführer" . ORF (in German). Vienna, Austria. 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024 .
^ "Max Lercher wird Leykam-Chef" . ORF (in German). Vienna, Austria. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2024 .
^ "20.000-Euro-Vertrag für Partei-Rebell" . Österreich (in German). Vienna, Austria. 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024 .
^ Anders, Theo; Völker, Michael (21 October 2019). "Rote Ränkespiele um Beratungsverträge" . Der Standard (in German). Vienna, Austria. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2024 .
^ "SPÖ-Abgeordneter Max Lercher wechselt ins Burgenland" . Kleine Zeitung (in German). Graz, Austria. 11 September 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024 .
^ "Landesstellen: Max Lercher" (in German). Vienna, Austria: Dr.-Karl-Renner-Institut. Retrieved 3 November 2024 .
^ "41. Sitzung des Landtages Steiermark – XVII. Gesetzgebungsperiode - 18. September 2018" (PDF) . Stenografischer Bericht (in German). Vol. XVII, no. 41. Eisenstadt, Austria: Landtag Styria . 18 September 2018. p. 7357. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2024 .
^ "SPÖ: Wolfgang Moitzi bekommt Landtagsmandat" . ORF (in German). Vienna, Austria. 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024 .
^ Rossacher, Thomas (18 September 2018). "Sozialhilfeverbände: Schützenhöfer für Reform-Gespräche" . Kleine Zeitung (in German). Graz, Austria. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2024 .
^ "Max Lercher gibt auf Facebook Rückzug aus der Bundespolitik bekannt" . Kurier (in German). Vienna, Austria. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2024 .
^ "Vorzugsstimmen Landtagswahl 20" (PDF) (in German). Graz, Austria: Government of Styria. 6 October 2010. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024 .
^ "Vorzugsstimmen Landtagswahl 2015" (PDF) (in German). Graz, Austria: Government of Styria. 2 June 2015. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024 .
^ "Nationalratswahl 2019: Broschüre Landeswahlvorschläge" (PDF) (in German). Vienna, Austria: Ministry of the Interior . p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024 .
^ "Nationalratswahl 2019: Broschüre Landeswahlvorschläge" (PDF) (in German). Vienna, Austria: Ministry of the Interior . p. 38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024 .
^ "Nationalratswahl 2019: Broschüre Bundeswahlvorschläge" (PDF) (in German). Vienna, Austria: Ministry of the Interior . p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024 .
External links
Meine Abgeordneten: Maximilian Lercher