{{Short description|Austrian politician (born 1986)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Max Lercher | honorific_suffix = | image = 2017 Max Lercher (38322351545).jpg | image_size = | caption = Lercher in December 2017 | office1 = Member of the National Council | constituency1 = Upper Styria | term_start1 = 23 October 2019 | term_end1 = 23 October 2024 | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | office2 = Member of the Landtag Styria | constituency2 = Upper Styria | term_start2 = 21 October 2010 | term_end2 = 12 September 2018 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = Wolfgang Moitzi | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|09|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = Judenburg, Austria | death_date = | death_place = | citizenship = | party = Social Democratic Party | other_party = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | alma_mater = University of Vienna | occupation = | profession = | signature = | website = {{URL|max-lercher.at}} | footnotes = }} '''Maximilian Lercher''' (born 24 September 1986) is an Austrian politician and former member of the National Council.<ref name="Parlament">{{cite web |title=Recherchieren: Personen - Maximilian Lercher |url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/5642 |publisher=Austrian Parliament |access-date=31 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929200544/https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/5642 |archive-date=29 September 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref> A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Upper Styria from October 2019 to October 2024. He was a member of the Landtag Styria from October 2010 to September 2018.
Lercher was born on 24 September 1986 in Judenburg.<ref name="Parlament"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Burgstaller |first1=Katrin |title="Das war irgendwie total heavy" |url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/1297818138350/das-war-irgendwie-total-heavy |access-date=3 November 2024 |work=Der Standard |date=16 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716144734/https://www.derstandard.at/story/1297818138350/das-war-irgendwie-total-heavy |archive-date=16 July 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref> He is the son of a bus driver and a post office manager.<ref name="Journal Graz">{{cite magazine |title=Weniger starre Partei, mehr lebendige Bewegung |url=http://journalgraz.at/index.php/zoo/2-ausgabe-april-2014/file |access-date= |work=Journal Graz |date=April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129225351/http://journalgraz.at/index.php/zoo/2-ausgabe-april-2014/file |archive-date=29 November 2018 |location=Graz, Austria |pages=8–9 |language=de}}</ref> He has a Bachelor's of Arts degree in political science from the University of Vienna.<ref name="Parlament"/><ref name="Journal Graz"/> He was the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ)'s State Managing Director in Styria from 2014 to 2018 and the SPÖ's Federal Managing Director from 2018 to 2019.<ref name="Parlament"/><ref>{{cite news |title=SPÖ wählt Lercher zum Bundesgeschäftsführer |url=https://steiermark.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2885288/ |access-date=3 November 2024 |work=ORF |date=21 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929200603/https://steiermark.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2885288/ |archive-date=29 September 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref> He was managing director of Leykam Medien AG, a company controlled by the SPÖ in Styria, from 2019 to 2023.<ref name="Parlament"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Max Lercher wird Leykam-Chef |url=https://steiermark.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2962014/ |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=ORF |date=1 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304074504/https://steiermark.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2962014/ |archive-date=4 March 2020 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref> In October 2019 the right wing ''Österreich'' newspaper claimed that Lercher had been given a three-year consulting contract with SPÖ at €20,000 per month but in fact the contract was between SPÖ and Leykam and Lercher's salary for being MD of Leykam was only €6,000 per month.<ref>{{cite news |title=20.000-Euro-Vertrag für Partei-Rebell |url=https://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/20-000-euro-vertrag-fuer-partei-rebell/402370756 |access-date=3 November 2024 |work=Österreich |date=18 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702171909/https://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/20-000-euro-vertrag-fuer-partei-rebell/402370756 |archive-date=2 July 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Anders |first1=Theo |last2=Völker |first2=Michael |title=Rote Ränkespiele um Beratungsverträge |url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000110153857/rote-raenkespiele-um-beratungsvertraege |access-date=3 November 2024 |work=Der Standard |date=21 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524131820/https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000110153857/rote-raenkespiele-um-beratungsvertraege |archive-date=24 May 2022 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref> In September 2023 he was appointed head of the Dr. Karl Renner Institute's state office in Burgenland.<ref>{{cite news |title=SPÖ-Abgeordneter Max Lercher wechselt ins Burgenland |url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/politik/6321462/Doskozil-baut-Landespartei-um_SPOeAbgeordneter-Max-Lercher |access-date=3 November 2024 |work=Kleine Zeitung |date=11 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024140840/https://www.kleinezeitung.at/politik/6321462/Doskozil-baut-Landespartei-um_SPOeAbgeordneter-Max-Lercher |archive-date=24 October 2023 |location=Graz, Austria |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Landesstellen: Max Lercher |url=https://renner-institut.at/team/max-lercher |publisher=Dr.-Karl-Renner-Institut |access-date=3 November 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref>
Lercher was chairman of the Socialist Youth Austria (SJ)'s Styrian branch from 2008 to 2013.<ref name="Parlament"/> He has held various positions on the Upper Styria West and Styrian branches of the SPÖ as well as its federal executive.<ref name="Parlament"/> He was elected to the Landtag Styria at the 2010 state election.<ref name="Parlament"/><ref name="Journal Graz"/> He resigned from the Landtag in September 2018 and was replaced by Wolfgang Moitzi.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=41. Sitzung des Landtages Steiermark – XVII. Gesetzgebungsperiode - 18. September 2018 |magazine=Stenografischer Bericht |date=18 September 2018 |volume=XVII |issue=41 |page=7357 |url=https://www.landtag.steiermark.at/cms/dokumente/12468665_122780341/d409c1ed/41_Stenografisches_Protokoll.pdf |access-date=31 October 2024 |publisher=Landtag Styria |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327052855/https://www.landtag.steiermark.at/cms/dokumente/12468665_122780341/d409c1ed/41_Stenografisches_Protokoll.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2022 |location=Eisenstadt, Austria |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=SPÖ: Wolfgang Moitzi bekommt Landtagsmandat |url=https://steiermark.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2932668/ |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=ORF |date=28 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929200542/https://steiermark.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2932668/ |archive-date=29 September 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rossacher |first1=Thomas |title=Sozialhilfeverbände: Schützenhöfer für Reform-Gespräche |url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/graz/5497712/Steirischer-Landtag_Rochade-in-Reihen-der-SPOe |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=Kleine Zeitung |date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023091401/https://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/graz/5497712/Steirischer-Landtag_Sozialhilfeverbaende_Schuetzenhoefer-fuer |archive-date=23 October 2019 |location=Graz, Austria |language=de}}</ref> He was elected to the National Council at the 2019 legislative election.<ref name="Parlament"/> In September 2023 Lercher announced that he would not be seeking re-election.<ref>{{cite news |title=Max Lercher gibt auf Facebook Rückzug aus der Bundespolitik bekannt |url=https://kurier.at/politik/inland/max-lercher-gibt-auf-facebook-rueckzug-aus-der-bundespolitik-bekannt/402579098 |access-date=3 November 2024 |work=Kurier |date=1 September 2023 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |+ Electoral history of Max Lercher ! scope=col|Election ! scope=col|Electoral district ! scope=col colspan="2"|Party ! scope=col|Votes ! scope=col|% ! scope=col|Result |- | 2010 state election<ref>{{cite web |title=Vorzugsstimmen Landtagswahl 20 |url=https://www.verwaltung.steiermark.at/cms/dokumente/11684565_74837281/0a3517f0/Vorzugsstimmen_Steiermark_gesamt.pdf |publisher=Government of Styria |access-date=31 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720073051/https://www.verwaltung.steiermark.at/cms/dokumente/11684565_74837281/0a3517f0/Vorzugsstimmen_Steiermark_gesamt.pdf |archive-date=20 July 2024 |location=Graz, Austria |page=22 |language=de |date=6 October 2010}}</ref> || Upper Styria || style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"| || Social Democratic Party || align=right|{{Nts|761}} || align=right|0.80% || '''Elected''' |- | 2015 state election<ref>{{cite web |title=Vorzugsstimmen Landtagswahl 2015 |url=https://www.verwaltung.steiermark.at/cms/dokumente/12224474_74836525/0313e7b1/Vorzugsstimmen%20Wahlkreis%204.pdf |publisher=Government of Styria |access-date=31 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420201909/https://www.verwaltung.steiermark.at/cms/dokumente/12224474_74836525/0313e7b1/Vorzugsstimmen%20Wahlkreis%204.pdf |archive-date=20 April 2024 |location=Graz, Austria |page=1 |language=de |date=2 June 2015}}</ref> || Upper Styria || style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"| || Social Democratic Party || align=right|{{Nts|484}} || align=right|0.70% || '''Elected''' |- | 2019 legislative<ref>{{cite web |title=Nationalratswahl 2019: Broschüre Landeswahlvorschläge |url=https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/Nationalratswahlen/Nationalratswahl_2019/files/NRW19_Vorzugsstimmen_Landes_Regionalparteiliste_16102019.pdf |publisher=Ministry of the Interior |access-date=13 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225011649/https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/Nationalratswahlen/Nationalratswahl_2019/files/NRW19_Vorzugsstimmen_Landes_Regionalparteiliste_16102019.pdf |archive-date=25 February 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |page=44 |language=de}}</ref> || Upper Styria || style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"| || Social Democratic Party || align=right|{{Nts|7354}} || align=right|13.92% || '''Elected''' |- | 2019 legislative<ref>{{cite web |title=Nationalratswahl 2019: Broschüre Landeswahlvorschläge |url=https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/Nationalratswahlen/Nationalratswahl_2019/files/NRW19_Vorzugsstimmen_Landes_Regionalparteiliste_16102019.pdf |publisher=Ministry of the Interior |access-date=13 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225011649/https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/Nationalratswahlen/Nationalratswahl_2019/files/NRW19_Vorzugsstimmen_Landes_Regionalparteiliste_16102019.pdf |archive-date=25 February 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |page=38 |language=de}}</ref> || Styria || style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"| || Social Democratic Party || align=right|{{Nts|1966}} || align=right|1.49% || Not elected |- | 2019 legislative<ref>{{cite web |title=Nationalratswahl 2019: Broschüre Bundeswahlvorschläge |url=https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/Nationalratswahlen/Nationalratswahl_2019/files/NRW19_Vorzugsstimmen_bundesweit_16102019.pdf |publisher=Ministry of the Interior |access-date=23 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817201029/https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/Nationalratswahlen/Nationalratswahl_2019/files/NRW19_Vorzugsstimmen_bundesweit_16102019.pdf |archive-date=17 August 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |page=4 |language=de}}</ref> || Federal List || style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"| || Social Democratic Party || align=right|{{Nts|2921}} || align=right|0.29% || Not elected |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{URL | 1=https://www.meineabgeordneten.at/Abgeordnete/maximilian.lercher | 2=Meine Abgeordneten: Maximilian Lercher }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lercher, Max}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Members of the 27th National Council (Austria) Category:Members of the Styrian Landtag Category:People from Murau District Category:Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians Category:University of Vienna alumni