Gerald Hauser

Gerald Hauser (born 30 September 1961) is an Austrian politician who is a member of European Parliament, and formerly a member of the National Council, for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).

Early life Hauser was born in St. Jakob in Defereggen. He attended elementary school between 1968 and 1972 and then went to the Realgymnasium in Linz, where he graduated in 1980. He then began studying business education at the University of Innsbruck, which he completed in 1985.

Hauser would not run for re-election in 2008.

In the 2013 election, Hauser would be placed 284th on the party list and 2nd on the Tyrol state list. Hauser would be elected back to the National Council after a 5 year hiatus.

In the 2017 election, Hauser would be placed 43rd on the party list and 3rd on the Tyrol state list. Hauser would be re-elected. In 2019, Hauser would be placed 46th on the party list and 5th on the Tyrol state list. He would be re-elected.

Member of the European Parliament In the 2024 European elections, Hauser would be placed 5th on the FPÖ list. As the party won six seats, Hauser would be elected and join the PfE group.

Committees and Delegations

10th European Parliament

Committee on Public Health Delegation for Northern cooperation and for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee Delegation for relations with Belarus Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly

Promotion of vaccine hesitancy Hauser is "a vocal critic of Europe's vaccine strategy" and a promoter of vaccine hesitancy. He submitted a series of written parliamentary questions relating to the Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine which fact-checkers flagged as supporting misleading claims about the EU's approval of COVID vaccines.