Gernot Blümel

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.

Gernot Blümel
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
7 January 2020
ChancellorSebastian Kurz
Preceded byEduard Müller
Chancellery minister for the EU, Art, Culture and Media
In office
18 December 2017 – 3 June 2019
ChancellorSebastian Kurz
Reinhold Mitterlehner
Sebastian Kurz
Chairman of the ÖVP Vienna
Assumed office
2015
Secretary-General of the People's Party
In office
2013–2015
ChairmanReinhold Mitterlehner
Sebastian Kurz
Personal details
Born (1981-10-24) 24 October 1981
Vienna, Austria
Political partyPeople's Party
Alma mater

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

International organizations

References
  1. Gernot Blümel. "Mag. Gernot Blümel, MBA". Who is who in the Austrian parliament (in German). Republic of Austria. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. Factbox: Key Ministers in Austria's Incoming Coalition Government Reuters, January 3, 2020.
  3. Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
  4. Board of Governors European Stability Mechanism.
  5. Board of Governors Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
  6. Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
  7. Board of Governors IDB Invest.

References


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