Hartwig Löger
Hartwig Löger (born 15 July 1965) is an Austrian politician and former business executive. He was the Acting Chancellor of Austria from 28 May 2019 to 3 June 2019. From 2011 to 2017 he was chief executive officer of UNIQA Austria (part of the Uniqa Insurance Group) and since 2017 he has been Minister of Finance.
Hartwig Löger | |
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| Chancellor of Austria Acting | |
| In office 28 May 2019 – 3 June 2019 | |
| President | Alexander Van der Bellen |
| Preceded by | Sebastian Kurz |
| Succeeded by | Brigitte Bierlein |
| Vice Chancellor of Austria | |
| In office 22 May 2019 – 28 May 2019 | |
| Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz |
| Preceded by | Heinz-Christian Strache |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 18 December 2017 – 3 June 2019 | |
| Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz Himself |
| Preceded by | Hans Jörg Schelling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1965 Selzthal, Styria, Austria |
| Political party | People's Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Vienna University of Economics and Business University of St. Gallen |
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On 22 May 2019, he was named Vice Chancellor, and on 28 May 2019, he was sworn in as Acting Chancellor after Austria's first ever successful vote of no confidence against the federal government, following the Ibiza affair.[1]
References
- ↑ "Löger nun Interimskanzler". orf.at (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2019-05-27.
Other websites
- BMF: Minister of Finance Hartwig Löger Archived 2019-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Hartwig Löger on www.meineabgeordneten.at