A former journalist and schoolteacher, Anschober served as a member of the
National Council from 1990 until 1997. On 23 October 2003, he became part of the
Upper Austrian state government. He was the only councillor in the Upper Austrian government to represent the Greens for 9 years, from the time he was elected until 2012. In September 2012, he took a brief break as councillor to be on sick leave for three months because of burnout. Throughout his tenure in the federal government, Anschober worked on the government's response to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Austria. He consistently called for stricter lockdown measures in the face of high infection numbers, clashing with Chancellor Kurz and his party. At the time of his resignation, he was one of the country's most popular politicians. == Personal life ==