His big setback

When Hannes Androsch suddenly became someone else

As a passionate Austrian, Hannes Androsch always developed new proposals - but his path was a rocky one.(Bild: Martin A. Jöchl)

Dr. Georg Wailand looks back in the "Krone" on the eventful life of Hannes Androsch, who died on Wednesday.

He was pale and undoubtedly excited: I still remember Hannes Androsch's first appearance as the youngest finance minister. He mastered the challenge of being in the media spotlight and he soon shed his reserve: in the interviews I conducted with him at the time, he soon appeared very self-confident. He quickly basked in the popularity of the fast and dashing up-and-comer.