Günther Platter

Günther Platter
Günther Platter
	Official portrait, 2017
Governor of Tyrol
	In office; 1 July 2008 – 25 October 2022
Chancellor	Alfred Gusenbauer ; Werner Faymann ; Christian Kern ; Sebastian Kurz ; Brigitte Bierlein ; Sebastian Kurz ; Alexander Schallenberg ; Karl Nehammer
Preceded by	Herwig van Staa
Succeeded by	Anton Mattle
Minister of the Interior
	In office; 11 January 2007 – 30 June 2008
Chancellor	Alfred Gusenbauer
Preceded by	Wolfgang Schüssel (Acting)
Succeeded by	Wilhelm Molterer (Acting)
Minister of Defence
	In office; 28 February 2003 – 11 January 2007
Chancellor	Wolfgang Schüssel
Preceded by	Herbert Scheibner
Succeeded by	Norbert Darabos
Personal details
Born	7 June 1954 (age 70); Zams, Tyrol, Austria
Political party	ÖVP

Günther Platter (born 7 June 1954) is an Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and was the governor of Tyrol between 2008 and 2022, succeeding Herwig van Staa. Before becoming governor, Platter served as interior minister^[1] and as Minister of Defence^[2] in the cabinets of Gusenbauer and Schüssel.

References

^ Bischof, Gunther & Fritz Plasser, eds. The Changing Austrian Voter. Contemporary Austrian Studies, vol. 16. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 2008. 334.
^ Bischof, Gunther & Anton Pelinka, eds. The Americaization/Westernization of Austria. Contemporary Austrian Studies, vol. 12. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 2004. 312.