▁Austria ) ▁is ▁an ▁Aust rian ▁medical ▁doctor ▁and ▁former ▁politician ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁state ▁of ▁Vor ar l berg ▁for ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁( Ö VP ). ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁and ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Vor ar l berg ▁Federal ▁State ▁Department . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁profession ▁ ▁Bischof ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ▁phys ician ▁of ▁G öt z is , ▁Leopold ▁Bischof ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁H erta ▁in ▁G öt z is . ▁ ▁Hans - Peter ▁Bischof ▁attended ▁vol ks schule ▁in ▁G öt z is ▁and ▁G ymnasium ▁in ▁Feld kir ch ▁before ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Colleg ium ▁Bernard i , ▁a ▁Catholic ▁private ▁g ymnasium ▁in ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Ab bey ▁of ▁W et ting en - Me hrer au ▁near ▁B reg enz , ▁where ▁he ▁m atur ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁comp uls ory ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁in ▁the ▁San itä ts stru pp ensch ule ▁at ▁Vienna , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁medical ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁In ns b ruck ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁with ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁human ▁medicine . ▁On ▁ 2 2