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Siegfried Nagl

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Siegfried Nagl, 2014.

Siegfried Nagl (born 18 April 1963, in Graz) is an Austrian politician with the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He was mayor of Graz from 2003 to 2021.[1]

He became mayor after the SPÖ lost the absolute majority and first place in Graz. He was re-elected several times with his city ÖVP. The Graz Social Democrats fell from around 50% at the beginning of the 2000s to around 10% at the beginning of the 2020s.

He was one of the many witnesses to the 2015 Graz van attack that killed three and injured more than 30.[2]

He is Knight of Honor of the Order of St. George.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Nagl-Rücktritt: Eine Ära geht zu Ende". ORF News. 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Fatal car crash on crowd in Austrian city of Graz". BBC News. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ Homepage of the St. Georgs Orden
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