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Hubert Gorbach
Vice-Chancellor of Austria
In office 21 October 2003 – 11 January 2007
Chancellor	Wolfgang Schüssel
Preceded by	Herbert Haupt
Succeeded by	Wilhelm Molterer
Minister of Transport
In office 28 February 2003 – 11 January 2007
Chancellor	Wolfgang Schüssel
Preceded by	Mathias Reichhold
Succeeded by	Werner Faymann
Personal details
Born	(1956-07-27) 27 July 1956 (age 67) Frastanz, Vorarlberg
Political party	Alliance for the Future

Hubert Gorbach (born 27 July 1956)^{[citation needed]} is an Austrian politician and a member of the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ). Until April 2005, he was a leading member in the Freedom Party. Born in Vorarlberg, he was vice-governor (German: Landeshauptmannstellvertreter) of Vorarlberg until 2003.

In 2003, he succeeded Herbert Haupt as Vice-Chancellor of Austria. From February 2003 until June 2004, Gorbach was Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology in Austria in a coalition government headed by the People's Party.

Before starting his political career, he was a manager in the textile industry (Getzner).

He is married and is interested in horses.

He has praised Alexander Lukashenko's Belarus, stating its elections are "up to West European standards".^[1]

In October 2011, Hubert Gorbach lost his driving licence because of driving under the influence.^[2]

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• GORBACH, Hubert International Who's Who. accessed 8 September 2006.
• GORBACH, Hubert Homepage.
• 1 Profil Weekly Newspaper. Accessed 10-22-2011.

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