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Franz Fischler - Definition |
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Franz Fischler (born September 23, 1946) is an Austrian politician. He was Austria's European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries (1995-2004).
Franz Fischler
Born in Absam, Tyrol he studied agriculture at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna, and finished as Dr rer.nat.oec. in 1978. He worked as University assistant from 1973 to 1979, then for the Tyrol Chamber of Agriculture, finally as its director from 1985 to 1989.
Between 1989 and 1994 Fischler was Federal Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, and since 1990 elected Member of National Council. In 1995 he became European Commissioner in Brussels, responsible for agriculture and rural development. In 1999 fisheries also became part of his responsibilities.
At the 1999 Berlin summit, Franz Fischler had significant influence on the Agenda 2000.
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Example Usage of Fischler |
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jasohill: RT @jwbruce93: RT (Claude Fischler) if you are what you eat and you don't know what you are eating do you know who you are? |
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jphoornstra: #NHL stories of the decade: Cherry, Fischler discuss the Todd Bertuzzi-Steve Moore incident with HockeyPrimeTime.com: http://bit.ly/7QnrkL |
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jwbruce93: RT (Claude Fischler) if you are what you eat and you don't know what you are eating do you know who you are? |
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