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The female version of this title would be Landeshauptfrau. Whether female ''Landeshauptmänner'' are to be called ''Landeshauptfrau'' or ''Landeshauptmann'', is still the subject of public debate. This question {Link without Title} first arose with the assumption of office by Waltraud Klasnic (from the conservative ÖVP ) in Styria on the 23 January 1996 , who preferred to be addressed as ''Frau Klasnic'' (Mrs. Klasnic) or ''Frau Landeshauptmann''. However, Gabi Burgstaller (from the social democratic SPÖ ), the governor of Salzburg since 7 March 2004 , prefers the title ''Frau Landeshauptfrau''. Since 1 July 1988 , the Constitution Of Austria states that office designations can be used in Gender -specific form (Article 7 Paragraph 3 B-VG). The use of the designation ''Landeshauptfrau'' is therefore explicitly permitted by the constitution. For example, the same question also arises for the office designation '' Bezirkshauptmann '' (chief administrator of a non-municipal District In Austria ), Military rank '' Hauptmann '' (captain) and '' Feuerwehrmann '' (firefighter). Sometimes, according to Austrian custom, the wife of a male incumbent is addressed as ''Frau Landeshauptmann''. The reverse form - ''Herr Landeshauptfrau'' - is not common. Additionally the deputies of the Salzburg ''Landeshauptfrau'' have so far preferred the designation ''Landeshauptmannstellvertreter''. SEE ALSO |
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