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.
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| Chancellor of Austria | |
| In office 3 June 2019 – 7 January 2020 | |
| President | Alexander Van der Bellen |
| Deputy | Clemens Jabloner |
| Preceded by | Sebastian Kurz |
| Succeeded by | Sebastian Kurz |
| President of the Constitutional Court | |
| In office 23 February 2018 – 3 June 2019 | |
| Nominated by | Kurz cabinet |
| Vice President | Christoph Grabenwarter |
| Preceded by | Gerhart Holzinger |
| Succeeded by | Christoph Grabenwarter |
| Vice President of the Constitutional Court | |
| In office 1 January 2003 – 22 February 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Schüssel cabinet |
| President | Karl Korinek Gerhart Holzinger |
| Preceded by | Karl Korinek |
| Succeeded by | Christoph Grabenwarter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1949 Vienna, Allied-occupied Austria |
| Died | 3 June 2024 (aged 74) Vienna, Austria |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
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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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Bierlein's official portrait as President of the Constitutional Court
Bierlien being inaugurated as Chancellor, 3 June 2019
Bierlein at the 2019 Europa-Forum Wachau
Ribbon bar of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Sash
Ribbon bar of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash
Ribbon bar: Order of Merit of the Italian Republic – Knight Grand Cross Decorated with Grand Cordon (since 2001).
Ribbon bar: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany – Grand Cross of Merit with Star and shoulder ribbon.
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References
- ↑ "Brigitte Bierlein". Austrian Constitutional Court. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ↑ "Ex-Bundeskanzlerin Brigitte Bierlein gestorben". ORF.at (in Deutsch). 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ↑ "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.