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Austrian politician (born 1972) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Magnus Brunner (German: [ˈmaɡnʊs ˈbʁʊnɐ]; born 6 May 1972) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who has been serving as Austria's finance minister since 6 December 2021 in the government of Chancellor Karl Nehammer.
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Magnus Brunner | |
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.jpg) Brunner in 2024 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 6 December 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Karl Nehammer |
| Preceded by | Gernot Blümel |
| State Secretary for Climate Action and Energy | |
| In office 7 January 2020 – 6 December 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz Alexander Schallenberg |
| Member of the Federal Council | |
| In office 1 May 2009 – 6 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Weiss |
| Succeeded by | Christine Schwarz-Fuchs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1972 Höchst, Voralberg, Austria |
| Political party | ÖVP |
| Alma mater | University of Innsbruck University of Vienna King's College London |
Brunner studied jurisprudence at the University of Innsbruck, the University of Vienna (Dr. iur.) and King's College London (LLM).
Brunner was a member of the Federal Council for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) from 1 May 2009 until 6 January 2020.[1]
He served as state secretary (Staatssekretär) in the Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, and Technology in the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
Following the 2024 European elections, the Austrian government nominated Brunner as the country's European Commissioner serving under President Ursula von der Leyen.[2]
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