Gernot Blümel
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Gernot Blümel | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2020 | |
| Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz |
| Preceded by | Eduard Müller |
| Chancellery minister for the EU, Art, Culture and Media | |
| In office 18 December 2017 – 3 June 2019 | |
| Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz |
| Reinhold Mitterlehner Sebastian Kurz | |
| Chairman of the ÖVP Vienna | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Secretary-General of the People's Party | |
| In office 2013–2015 | |
| Chairman | Reinhold Mitterlehner Sebastian Kurz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1981 Vienna, Austria |
| Political party | People's Party |
| Alma mater | |
Gernot Blümel (born 24 October 1981) is an Austrian politician who has been serving as Minister of Finance in the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz since 2020. From 2017 until 2019, he was the Chancellery's Minister for European Affairs, Art, Culture and Media.
Education and career
Blümel studied philosophy at the University of Vienna and at the University of Burgundy and graduated with a master's degree. He holds an MBA degree from the Vienna University of Economics and Business's Executive Academy.[1]
Career
From 2008 to 2010, Blümel was vice president of the Youth of the European People's Party and from 2013 to 2015, secretary general of the Peoples's Party. Since 2015 he has been serving as chairman of the ÖVP in Vienna.
During the first coalition government led by Kurz, Blümel served as government coordinator, the main conduit for policy discussions between the ruling parties.[2]
Other activities
European Union organizations
- European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)[3]
- European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)[4]
International organizations
- Asian Development Bank (ADB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)[5]
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)[6]
- IDB Invest, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)[7]
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)
- World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2020)
References
- ^ Gernot Blümel. "Mag. Gernot Blümel, MBA". Who is who in the Austrian parliament (in German). Republic of Austria. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Factbox: Key Ministers in Austria's Incoming Coalition Government Reuters, January 3, 2020.
- ^ Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
- ^ Board of Governors European Stability Mechanism.
- ^ Board of Governors Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
- ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
- ^ Board of Governors IDB Invest.
External links
References
- https://www.bundeskanzleramt.gv.at/bundesminister-gernot-bluemel
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131211225631/http://youthepp.eu/sites/default/files/library/YEPP_YB_2010_v6%2528LR%2529%2B%25284%2529.pdf
- https://derstandard.at/2000070950432/Kneissl-und-Bluemel-wollen-beide-Weisungshoheit-nach-Bruessel-haben
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