Herbert Bösch

Herbert Bösch
Bösch in 2004
Member of the European Parliament for Austria
In office1995 – 14 July 2009
Personal details
Born	(1954-09-11) 11 September 1954 Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria
Party	SPÖ
Alma mater	University of Konstanz

Herbert Bösch (born 11 September 1954) is an Austrian politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1995 until 2009.

Early life and career

Bösch studied sociology and politology at the University of Konstanz. After finishing his studies he was employed in the administration of the federal state capital Bregenz.^[1]

Political career

From 1989 to 1994 Bösch served as a member of the Federal Council of Austria (Bundesrat) for the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), then a member of the National Council of Austria (Nationalrat) until he became a Member of the European Parliament.^[2]

In the European Parliament, Bösch was a member of the Committee on Budgets from 1995 until 1999. In 1997, he joined the Committee on Budgetary Control, which he chaired from 2007 until 2009.^[3] In the 2009 elections, he failed to win re-election.^[4]

Other activities

• European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), Member of the Supervisory Committee (2012-2015)^[5]

Personal life

Bösch is married and has three children.^[6][7]

Notes and references

1. "Mag. Herbert Bösch" (in German). Social Democratic Party of Austria. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
2. "Mag. Herbert Bösch" (in German). Austrian Parliament. Archived from the original on 11 July 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
3. "MEP profile Herbert BÖSCH". European Parliament. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
4. Toby Vogel (June 7, 2009), ÖVP overtakes the Social Democrats in Austria European Voice.
5. Appointment of the new OLAF Supervisory CommitteeEuropean Commission, press release of January 24, 2012.
6. "Über mich" (in German). Herbert Bösch. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
7. "Kopf des Tages: Bösch, ein sturer Kopf". Der Standard (in German). 6 February 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2009.