Jörg Haider was on 26 January 1950 Born in Bad Goisern (Oberösterreich). His parents were convinced Nazis, were classified after the war as "minor crimes". Haider studied law, graduated in 1973 in Vienna.
In 1979 he moved with 29 as a recent member of Austria's Freedom Party in the National Assembly.
In 1986 he assumed the party chairmanship. 1989 to 1991 and 1999 until now he was governor of Carinthia (comparable) with our prime minister.
In 2005, he split the Freedom Party, founded the party BZÖ (Alliance for Austria's Future). In the Austrian parliamentary election two weeks ago they won with him as a leading candidate 11% of the votes - Haider stood before returning to the Austrian federal policy.
