Hannes Swoboda

Hannes Swoboda
Swoboda in 2013
Leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
In office
17 January 2012 – 18 June 2014
Preceded byMartin Schulz
Succeeded byGianni Pittella
Personal details
Born (1946-11-10) 10 November 1946 (age 77)
Bad Deutsch-Altenburg, Austria
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Websitehannes-swoboda.at

Hannes Swoboda (born 10 November 1946) is an Austrian social democratic politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1996 until 2014. Within the Parliament, he represents the Social Democratic Party of Austria and from January 2012 to June 2014, he was also the President of the group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.[1]

  1. ^ Ress Release by S&D Group on the election of Martin Schulz to succeed Hannes Swoboda after two and a half years in office "S&D Group elects Martin Schulz as new Group president". 18 June 2014.

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