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Alexander Schallenberg

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Alexander Schallenberg
Schallenberg in 2023
Chancellor of Austria
Acting
10 January 2025 – 3 March 2025
PresidentAlexander Van der Bellen
Preceded byKarl Nehammer
Succeeded byChristian Stocker
In office
11 October 2021 – 6 December 2021
PresidentAlexander Van der Bellen
Vice-ChancellorWerner Kogler
Preceded bySebastian Kurz
Succeeded byKarl Nehammer
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
6 December 2021 – 3 March 2025
ChancellorKarl Nehammer
Himself (acting)
Preceded byMichael Linhart
Succeeded byBeate Meinl-Reisinger
In office
3 June 2019 – 11 October 2021
ChancellorBrigitte Bierlein
Sebastian Kurz
Preceded byKarin Kneissl
Succeeded byMichael Linhart
Minister of the Chancellery
In office
6 June 2019 – 7 January 2020
Serving with Ines Stilling
ChancellorBrigitte Bierlein
Preceded byGernot Blümel
Juliane Bogner-Strauß
Succeeded byChristine Aschbacher
Karoline Edtstadler
Susanne Raab
Personal details
Born (1969-06-20) 20 June 1969 (age 56)
Bern, Switzerland
Political partyPeople's Party (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (before 2020)
Spouse(s)
Marie-Isabelle Hénin
(m. 1995)
(divorced)
Children4
FatherWolfgang Schallenberg
EducationUniversity of Vienna
Panthéon-Assas University
College of Europe

Alexander Georg Nicolas Christoph Wolfgang Tassilo Schallenberg (born 20 June 1969) is an Austrian jurist and politician. Schallenberg became the Chancellor of Austria in 2021. He is a member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2019 until 2021.

After Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's resignation on 9 October 2021, Schallenberg was named by Kurz as his pick to replace him as chanellor.[1] He was sworn in on 11 October 2021.[2]

Schallenberg announced his resignation on 2 December 2021, after less than two months in office. He then became the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In 2025, Schallenberg became the acting Chancellor of Austria. He was replaced by Christian Stocker in March 2025.

References

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  1. "Sebastian Kurz "macht Platz" und zieht sich als Kanzler zurück". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  2. "AVISO: Morgen, 13:00 Uhr: Ernennung und Angelobung von Bundeskanzler Alexander Schallenberg durch Bundespräsident Alexander Van der Bellen". ots.at (in German). 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.