Magnus Brunner (; born 6 May 1972) is an Austrian politician of the
Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who has been serving as Austria's
finance minister
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since 6 December 2021 in the
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...
of Chancellor
Karl Nehammer
Karl Nehammer (; 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 202 ...
.
Early life and education
Brunner studied jurisprudence at the
University of Innsbruck
The University of Innsbruck (german: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck; la, Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. ...
, the
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich hist ...
(Dr. iur.) and
King's College London (LLM).
Political career
Brunner was a member of the
Federal Council for the
Austrian People's Party (
ÖVP
The Austrian People's Party (german: Österreichische Volkspartei , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria.
Since December 2021, the party has been led provisionally by Karl Nehammer. It is currentl ...
) from 1 May 2009 until 6 January 2020.
Brunner served as state secretary (''Staatssekretär'') in the
Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, and Technology in the
government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...
of
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz
Sebastian Kurz (; born 27 August 1986) is a former Austrian politician who twice served as chancellor of Austria, initially from December 2017 to May 2019 and then a second time from January 2020 to October 2021.
Kurz was born and raised in ...
.
Other activities
European Union organizations
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European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)
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European Stability Mechanism
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(ESM), Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)
International organizations
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Asian Development Bank
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(ADB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)
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Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)
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Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
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(MIGA),
World Bank Group
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, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)
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World Bank
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, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)
Non-profit organizations
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, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)
Board of Trustees
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References
1972 births
Living people
Alumni of King's College London
Austrian People's Party politicians
Finance Ministers of Austria
Members of the Federal Council (Austria)
University of Innsbruck alumni
University of Vienna alumni
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