▁December ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Bischof ▁married ▁ped iat ric ian ▁Brig itte ▁D ör ler . ▁ ▁After ▁several ▁years ▁of ▁professional ▁experience , ▁he ▁gained , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁the , ▁completion ▁of ▁res iden cy ▁training ▁in ▁internal ▁medicine ▁and ▁was ▁senior ▁phys ician ▁of ▁the ▁int ensive ▁care ▁unit ▁at ▁the ▁regional ▁hospital ▁in ▁B reg enz . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁special ist ▁in ▁card i ology . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁on wards , ▁he ▁was ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁int ensive ▁care ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁hospital , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁retired . ▁Since ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁is ▁honor ary ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁association ▁Institute ▁for ▁Social ▁Services ▁( If S ). ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Bischof , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ö A AB ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁since ▁then , ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁( Ö VP ), ▁was , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁in ▁the ▁Vor ar l berg ▁state ▁government ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Social ▁Affairs , ▁Health , ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁culture . ▁After ▁four ▁years , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Vor ar l berg ▁Federal ▁State ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Landes stat th alter ▁of ▁Vor ar l berg .