Norbert Hofer

Norbert Gerwald Hofer (German pronunciation: [ˈnɔɐ̯bɐt ˈhoːfɐ]; born 2 March 1971) is an Austrian politician. He is a member of the Freedom Party (FPÖ). He was the party's chair from 2019 until 2021. He was the Third President of the National Council from 2013 to 2017.

Norbert Hofer
Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology
In office 18 December 2017 – 22 May 2019
Chancellor	Sebastian Kurz
Preceded by	Jörg Leichtfried
Succeeded by	Andreas Reichhardt
Third President of the National Council
In office 29 October 2013 – 18 December 2017
President	Barbara Prammer Doris Bures
Preceded by	Martin Graf
Succeeded by	Anneliese Kitzmüller
Personal details
Born	Norbert Gerwald Hofer (1971-03-02) 2 March 1971 (age 54) Vorau, Austria
Political party	Freedom Party
Spouse(s)	Verena Malus
Children	4
Website	Parliament website

Hofer was a candidate for President of Austria in the 2016 election. He received the plurality of votes, 35% as opposed to 21% of rival Alexander Van der Bellen, in the first round. The much closer results of the second round of voting (49.7%/50.3%) were annulled by the Constitutional Court due to voting irregularities affecting nearly 78,000 votes, requiring the election to be re-held.^[1] In the re-run on 4 December 2016 he received 46% of the vote and lost the election to Van der Bellen.