Then: Member of the Austrian Parliament

Later: President of Austria

Former President Heinz Fischer came to Salzburg as a faculty member in 1981, long before taking office in July 2004. Fischer had been a member of the Austrian parliament and the National Council since 1971. He went on to serve as Minister of Science from 1983 to 1987 and as President of the National Council of Austria from 1990 to 2002. He returned to Schloss Leopoldskron as a keynote speaker at the 2007 Board of Directors Weekend.