Andreas Khol' (born July 14, 1941, in Bergen', Germany) is an Austrian politician of the center-conservative Austrian People's Party and former speaker of the Austrian national assembly (Nationalratspräsident). is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Bergen auf Rügen (dark red) in Bergen auf Rügen Amt (light red) in Rügen district (grey) Bergen auf Rügen is the district seat (Kreisstadt) of Rügen in the middle of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. ... The Austrian Peoples Party (de:Österreichische Volkspartei, or ÖVP) is an Austrian political party. ...

His parents were South-Tyroleans and the family is of historical Austrian nobilit'y (von Khol)^{[citation needed]}. As a young child, Andreas' Khol was raised in the town of Sterzing in South-Tyrol (Italy) but his family eventually relocated to Innsbruck (Austria) where Khol 'attended school (Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck). Trained as a lawyer, Andreas Khol achieved a habilitation in 'constitutional l'aw. One of the 'most senior politicians of his party, he held' the position of the first president of the National Council of Austria between 2002 and 2006. The Akademisches Gymnasium Innsbruck is a grammar school in Innsbruck, founded 1562 by the Jesuits in the course of the counter-reformation. ... Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a person can achieve by his/her own pursuit in certain European countries. ... The National Council or Nationalrat is one of the two houses of the Federal Assembly, the bicameral federal parliament of the Federal Republic of Austria. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

A member of A.V. 'Raeto-Bavaria Innsbruck, a Catholic fraternity that belongs to the Cartellverband, Andreas Khol is known to be religious and has oft'en voiced conservative opinions on social policy (in the American meaning of the word). He represents the Catholic-conservative wing of his Party. His youngest son Julian is an internationally-known male model. 'Khol, Andreas Cartellverband The Cartellverband der katholischen deutschen Studentenverbindungen or Cartellverband (CV) is a german umbrella organisation of catholic student fraternities (Studentenverbindung). ... Social policy is the study of the welfare state, and the range of responses to social need. ...