Erwin Lanc

Erwin Lanc (born 17 May 1930) is a former Austrian bank employee and politician (SPÖ, Austrian Social Democratic Party).

Erwin Lanc
2nd Honorary President of International Handball Federation
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 November 2000
President	Hassan Moustafa
Vice President	Staffan Holmqvist (2000 – 2007) Miguel Roca Mas (2009 – 2017) Joël Delplanque (2017 – )
Preceded by	Paul Högberg
4th President of International Handball Federation
In office 25 July 1984 – 26 November 2000
Vice President	Vladimir Krivcov (1984 – 1992) Babacar Fall (1992 – 1996) Nabil Salem (1996 – 2000)
Preceded by	Paul Högberg
Succeeded by	Hassan Moustafa
Foreign Minister of Austria
In office 24 May 1983 – 10 September 1984
Chancellor	Fred Sinowatz
Preceded by	Willibald Pahr
Succeeded by	Leopold Gratz
Interior Minister of Austria
In office 8 June 1977 – 24 April 1983
Chancellor	Bruno Kreisky
Preceded by	Otto Rösch
Succeeded by	Karl Blecha
Minister of Transport
In office 17 September 1973 – 8 June 1977
Chancellor	Bruno Kreisky
Personal details
Born	(1930-05-17) 17 May 1930 Vienna, First Austrian Republic
Political party	Social Democratic Party of Austria
Alma mater	University of Vienna
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Biography

Born in Vienna, Lanc worked at the Ministry of Social Affairs from 1949 to 1955. In 1959, he joined the Vienna-based Zentralsparkasse. In 1966, he became chairman of the SPÖ in the Margareten district of Vienna. He was a member of the Vienna city council and provincial parliament from 1960 to 1966. From 1966 to 1983 he was a member of the Nationalrat. In 1973, he joined the government as the Minister of Transport. In 1977 he became Minister of the Interior, and from 1983 to 1984 he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.