Siegfried Nagl

{{short description|Austrian politician}}

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Siegfried Nagl (born 18 April 1963, in Graz) is an Austrian politician with the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He was mayor of Graz from 2003 to 2021.{{cite web|url=https://steiermark.orf.at/stories/3123299|title=Nagl-Rücktritt: Eine Ära geht zu Ende|work=ORF News|date=27 September 2021}}

He became mayor after the SPÖ lost the absolute majority and first place in Graz. He was re-elected several times with his city ÖVP. The Graz Social Democrats fell from around 50% at the beginning of the 2000s to around 10% at the beginning of the 2020s.

He was one of the many witnesses to the 2015 Graz van attack that killed three and injured more than 30.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33211479|title=Fatal car crash on crowd in Austrian city of Graz|work=BBC News|date=20 June 2015|accessdate=20 June 2015}}

He is Knight of Honor of the Order of St. George.[https://www.georgsorden.at/struktur/die-ordensregierung/?L=0 Homepage of the St. Georgs Orden]