Dr. Dieter (*11. May 1943 in Trautenau, was from 29 February 2000 by 25 June 2004 Austrian Minister of Justice.

which comes of to a Sudeten German family, studied jurisprudence at the University of Vienna from 1962 to 1967 (conclusion with graduation) after attendance of the elementary school and the material High School in Vienna. It was with B! Silvania actively (today hunter shank). From 1973 to 2000 it was active as an independent attorney. As a lawyer of many years of the former chairman Haider it led numerous processes against critic Haiders.

Appointed in the year 2000 which is not party member, however to the "liberal convicition community" professes itself, as the Minister of Justice. In this function it followed Michael which had been only few weeks Ministers.

The office guidance in which it moved away from the traditional consent principle in the Austrian law politics, by pulling large reform projects through (into its term of office among other things the reform of the code of criminal procedure fell) also against strong resistance, discovered violent criticism on the part of the opposition and the judges and state lawyers. Thus it gave during its term of office sieves motions of no confidence of the opposition in the national council against it. He was likewise violently criticized for to be all too friendly relationship to its client of many years Haider: In the course of the "informer affair" Jrg Haider designated as "over each suspicion raised", and the suggestion Haiders in the course because of the government entrance of the "sanctions" the EU-14 imposed against Austria to punish representatives of the people, who contrary-acted the interests of the state, with sanctions held for "surely pursue-worth". For latter statement the Minister was criticized in the year 2000 as an only cabinet member in the so-called way report.

Acknowledgment provided by its occurring for the rights of consumers, whereby it did not back-frighten also before the confrontation with Austrian major banks. In the cabinet dish II it had to however again deliver the department for consumer protection. which exercised the function of the co-ordinator on side in the coalition, was certified by political observers that he remained as only opposite the liberal government crew the in negotiations again and again persistent and stable.

In the course of the change in the cabinet after the historical voice losses of the with the choice to the European parliament on 13 June 2004 was replaced by the Juristin and past national woman official Karin Miklautsch, which is called in the meantime Karin Gastinger. would like to again take up now its earlier activity than attorney.

See also: delegate to the Austrian national council (22.Legislaturperiode)

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• Report of the "three ways" (pdf) criticism at P. 27

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