About Erwin Lanc
Lived 1930 – 2025 (aged 94). Erwin Lanc was an Austrian diplomat, politician, handball player, handball executive, foreign minister and banker.
Erwin Lanc (17 May 1930 – 29 March 2025) was an Austrian bank employee and politician (SPÖ, Austrian Social Democratic Party).
Life and career Born in Vienna, Lanc worked at the Ministry of Social Affairs from 1949 to 1955. In 1959, he joined the Vienna-based Zentralsparkasse. In 1966, he became chairman of the SPÖ in the Margareten district of Vienna. He was a member of the Vienna city council and provincial parliament from 1960 to 1966. From 1966 to 1983 he was a member of the Nationalrat. In 1973, he joined the government as the Minister of Transport. In 1977 he became Minister of the Interior, and from 1983 to 1984 he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Lanc died on 29 March 2025, at the age of 94.
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Who was Erwin Lanc?
Austrian politician, foreign minister
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Erwin Lanc was born on 17 May 1930 in Vienna.
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Erwin Lanc died on 29 March 2025.
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Erwin Lanc was a diplomat, politician, handball player, handball executive, foreign minister and banker.
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Erwin Lanc was Austrian.
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