Reinhold Lopatka
Biography[edit]
Mr. Reinhold Lopatka is an Austrian politician of the ÖVP, and since December 2013 is the Chairman of the parliamentary group of the Austrian People's Party in the National Council. After studying Law and Theology at the University of Graz, he became very active within different ÖVP student organizations. Ultimately, he was elected to the Styrian Landtag.
In 2002, he managed the National campaign for the federal ÖVP. In the parliamentary election, the ÖVP gained significant votes (15.2% more than in 1999) and is therefore the strongest club in the National Council. After this significant victory, Mr. Lopatka was appointed as the Secretary General of the ÖVP. In the same year he was elected deputy for the National Assembly.
