Reinhold Mitterlehner ( German: Reinhold Mitterlehner ; born December 10, 1955 , Helfenberg , Upper Austria) - Austrian politician. Chairman of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) since November 8, 2014. Vice Chancellor of Austria from September 1, 2014 to May 15, 2017.
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| The president | Heinz Fisher | ||||||
| Predecessor | Werner Fayman | ||||||
| Successor | Christian Kern | ||||||
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| Head of the government | Werner Fayman , Christian Kern | ||||||
| Predecessor | Michael Spindelegger | ||||||
| Successor | Wolfgang Brandstetter | ||||||
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| Profession | lawyer | ||||||
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Career
He received his doctorate in law from the University of Linz (1980). He then completed postgraduate management in the city of Friborg.
From 1980 to 1992, he worked at the Upper Austrian Economic Chamber, including as head of the marketing department. From 1992 to 2000, he served as Secretary General of the Austrian Economic League in Vienna. In 2000, he was appointed Deputy Secretary General of the Austrian Chamber of Economics, being in this position until 2008. He was also a local politician in Agorni from 1991 to 1997. Member of the People’s Party. He was elected to the Austrian parliament on February 8, 2000. Elected chairman of the Rohrbach district organization in May 2002.
December 2, 2008 was appointed Federal Minister of Economics, Family and Youth in a coalition government led by Prime Minister Werner Fayman . In the same year, he also became vice president of the Austrian Energy Agency.
He was one of the leading successor candidates to Joseph Prell , who left the party leadership in April 2011. Later he became deputy federal chairman of the People’s Party, deputy chairman of the Industrial Institute of Science.
After reprofiling the Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth, on December 16, 2013 he headed the new ministry - science, research and economics.
From May 9 to 17, 2016 (between the resignation of Werner Fayman and the assumption of office of Christian Kern) - Acting Federal Chancellor of the country.
On May 10, 2017, the Mitterlener announced his resignation as vice chancellor (effective May 15) and ÖVP chairman.
Rewards
- Order of Friendship ( January 29, 2016 , Russia ) - for his great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation with the Russian Federation, the development of trade, economic and scientific ties, the preservation and popularization of the Russian language and culture abroad [1]
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Family
Mitterlehner is married, has two daughters. Another daughter died in 2016 at the age of 38.