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Von 1993 bis zu seiner Wahl zum Mitglied der Salzburger Landesregierung am 19. Juni 2013 war er Bediensteter des Landes Salzburg. 2018 und 2023 wurde Schwaiger als Landesrat wiedergewählt. Zuerst arbeitete Schwaiger als Baustellensachbearbeiter für Almwirtschaft und landwirtschaftlicher Amtssachverständiger und danach als Sachbearbeiter im Referat Agrarpolitik. Es folgten weitere Karriereschritte als Büroleiter von Landesrat Sepp Eisl, als Leiter der Fachabteilung Entwicklung Ländlicher Raum und als Leiter der Abteilung Land- und Forstwirtschaft. Von 2009 an leitete er die Abteilung Lebensgrundlagen und Energie.
Josef Schwaiger ist verheiratet und Vater zweier Töchter. Seine Freizeit verbringt er gerne mit der Familie, bei handwerklichen Tätigkeiten, beim Wandern, Radfahren und Lesen.
Biography in English
Josef Schwaiger was born in Berndorf on July 17th 1965. After attending the primary and secondary schools in Berndorf and Mattsee he attended the agricultural college in Kleßheim and the college of higher education in Ursprung. From 1986 to 1991 he studied Political Science at universities in Salzburg and Vienna, from 1987 to 1992 Agraricultural Economics and Management at the University for Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna. After his graduation in 1992 Schwaiger completed his training at the Agricultural Pedagogic Academy in Vienna and acquired his teaching certificate in the1993. Three years later he was awarded his Doctor title in Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences. From 1993 until he was elected as a member of the Salzburg Regional Government in 2013 he worked as a civil servant for the regional government. He was reelected in 2018 and 2023. At first Schwaiger worked as a building and planning officer for mountain pasture and as official expert for agriculture, and was administrator in the Agrarian Policy department. Further career moves followed as office manager for former regional government member Sepp Eisl, as head of the specialised department for Rural Development and Planning and as head of the agriculture and forestry department. From 2009 he headed the department for natural resources and energy. Josef Schwaiger is married and father of two daughters. His leisure time is spent with his family, doing handicraft jobs around the house, hiking, cycling and reading.
