Wolfgang Katzian

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Wolfgang Katzian in 2014

Wolfgang Katzian (born October 28, 1956, in Stockerau, Austria) is an Austrian politician and president of the Austrian Trade Union Federation since June 14, 2018. In 2005 he became chairman of the Union of Private Sector Employees (GPA), which at the time was Austria's largest trade union. In 2007 the GPA merged with the Union of Printing, Journalism and Paper (DJP), Austria's oldest trade union, to form the GPA-DJP. Katzian retained his position as Chairman in the new union, which, as of June 2010, remains the largest in Austria. Intermittently since 2006 he has served as member of Austria's National Council. He has been a member of the UNI World Executive board since 2005.

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Trade union offices
Preceded by
Hans Sallmutter
President of the Union of Private Sector Employees
2005–2007
Succeeded by
Union merged
Preceded by
New position
President of the Union of Private Sector Employees, Printing, Journalism, and Paper
2007–2018
Succeeded by
Barbara Teiber
Preceded by
Erich Foglar
President of the Austrian Trade Union Federation
2018–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent