Johann Seitinger

{{Short description|Austrian politician (1961–2024)}}

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Johann Seitinger (25 January 1961 – 14 July 2024) was an Austrian politician and member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). Seitinger served in the Landtag Styria, the elected legislature for the Austrian state of Styria, from 2003 until his October 2023 resignation due to serious health issues.{{cite news |first=|last= |title=Ex-Landesrat Johann Seitinger gestorben |url=https://steiermark.orf.at/stories/3265066/ |work=ORF (broadcaster) |publisher= |date=14 July 2024 |access-date=5 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719001630/https://steiermark.orf.at/stories/3265066/ |archive-date=19 July 2024 |url-status=live}} During his tenure in state government, he oversaw the Styria departments of agriculture and forestry, housing, water and resource management. Prior to entering state politics, Seitinger also served as the mayor of his hometown of Frauenberg from 1999 until 2003.

Seitinger announced his resignation from the Landtag Styria on 5 October 2023, citing declining health.{{cite news |first=|last= |title=Landesrat Seitinger: "Ich hätte noch viel vorgehabt“ |url=https://steiermark.orf.at/stories/3227023/ |work=ORF (broadcaster) |publisher= |date=6 October 2023 |access-date=5 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719000904/https://steiermark.orf.at/stories/3227023/ |archive-date=19 July 2024 |url-status=live}} He left office on 16 October 2023 after 20 years in the Landtag. He died on 14 July 2024, at the age of 63.