Hans Niessl (born June 12, 1951 in Zurndorf, Austria) is an Austrian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria and governor of the Burgenland. June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... In mathematics, an element (also called a member) is an object contained in a set (or more generally a class). ... The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Burgenland (Hungarian Őrvidék, Lajtabánság, Városvidék, Croatian Gradišće, Slovenian Gradiščansko) is the easternmost federal state or Bundesland of Austria and consists of two Statutarstädte (towns with a charter), (Eisenstadt and Rust) and seven political counties (Eisenstadt-Umgebung, Güssing, Jennersdorf, Mattersburg, Neusiedl am See, Oberpullendorf, and Oberwart) and 171 townships. ...
Niessl was mayor of Frauenkirchen from 1987 to 2000, and has been since 1996 a member of the Burgenlander parliament. 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ...