Hans Peter Doskozil


Hans Peter Doskozil is an Austrian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria. He has previously served in cabinet and is currently the governor of Burgenland since 28 February 2019. In the 2020 Burgenland election, he led his party to win a majority of the seats in Burgenland's parliament.

Education

Doskozil studied law at the University of Vienna from 1994 until 2000.

Political career

On migrant policy, as Governor, Doskozil has at times adopted a harder line than his predecessor Gerald Klug. In 2016, he successfully introduced new asylum measures, including a process under which migrants could be turned away at the border within an hour, which could be activated if lawmakers decree public order is threatened.
Also during his time in office, Austria sued Airbus and the Eurofighter consortium in 2017, alleging wilful deception and fraud linked to a near 2 billion euro jet order in 2003.