Karl Nehammer
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Karl Nehammer (German: [kaɐ̯l ˈneːhamɐ]; born 18 October 1972) is an Austrian politician who is the 32nd and current chancellor of Austria since 6 December 2021. A member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), he previously was Minister of the Interior from 2020 to 2021, general secretary of the ÖVP from 2018 to 2020, as well as a member of the National Council from 2017 to 2020. Nehammer assumed the chancellorship as the successor of Alexander Schallenberg, who resigned to return as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1]
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Karl Nehammer | |
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Chancellor of Austria | |
Assumed office 6 December 2021 | |
President | Alexander Van der Bellen |
Vice-Chancellor | Werner Kogler |
Preceded by | Alexander Schallenberg |
Chair of the People's Party | |
Assumed office 14 May 2022 Acting: 3 December 2021 – 14 May 2022 | |
Preceded by | Sebastian Kurz |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 7 January 2020 – 6 December 2021 | |
Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz Alexander Schallenberg |
Preceded by | Wolfgang Peschorn |
Succeeded by | Gerhard Karner |
Secretary-General of the People's Party | |
In office 20 January 2018 – 3 January 2020 | |
Preceded by | Stefan Steiner |
Succeeded by | Axel Melchior |
Member of the National Council | |
In office 9 November 2017 – 7 January 2020 | |
Succeeded by | Rudolf Taschner |
Constituency | 9 – Vienna |
Personal details | |
Born | (1972-10-18) 18 October 1972 (age 51) Vienna, Austria |
Political party | People's Party |
Spouse | Katharina Nidetzky |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University for Continuing Education Krems |
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