Brigitte Bierlein

Brigitte Bierlein (25 June 1949 – 3 June 2024) was an Austrian jurist. Bierlein was the Chancellor of Austria from 3 June 2019 to 7 January 2020. She was the advocate general of the Procurator's Office from 1990 to 2002, and a member of the executive board of the International Association of Prosecutors from 2001 to 2003.

Brigitte Bierlein
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Chancellor of Austria
In office
3 June 2019 – 7 January 2020
PresidentAlexander Van der Bellen
DeputyClemens Jabloner
Preceded bySebastian Kurz
Succeeded bySebastian Kurz
President of the Constitutional Court
In office
23 February 2018 – 3 June 2019
Nominated byKurz cabinet
Vice PresidentChristoph Grabenwarter
Preceded byGerhart Holzinger
Succeeded byChristoph Grabenwarter
Vice President of the Constitutional Court
In office
1 January 2003 – 22 February 2018
Nominated bySchüssel cabinet
PresidentKarl Korinek
Gerhart Holzinger
Preceded byKarl Korinek
Succeeded byChristoph Grabenwarter
Personal details
Born(1949-06-25)25 June 1949
Vienna, Allied-occupied Austria
Died3 June 2024(2024-06-03) (aged 74)
Vienna, Austria
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Website

In 2003, Bierlein was made a member of the Austrian Constitutional Court. Since January 2018, she has been its president, the first woman to hold this position.

She was made temporary Chancellor until the next national elections in September 2019 and is the first woman in this role in Austria.

Bierlein was born on 25 June 1949 in Vienna.[1]

Bierlein died on 3 June 2024 in Vienna from a short-illness at the age of 74.[2][3]

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References

  1. "Brigitte Bierlein". Austrian Constitutional Court. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  2. "Ex-Bundeskanzlerin Brigitte Bierlein gestorben". ORF.at (in Deutsch). 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  3. "Brigitte Bierlein, Austria’s first woman chancellor, dies at 74". Associated Press. 3 June 2024. https://apnews.com/article/austria-chancellor-bierlein-dead-6ac5fceb54069120b01f74e171381799. Retrieved 3 June 2024.