Brigitte Bierlein
Austrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of Austria and president of the Austrian constitutional court
Brigitte Bierlein (born June 25, 1949) is an Austrian jurist. Bierlein is 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.
Brigitte Bierlein | |
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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 | Vacant |
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 | Vienna, Allied-occupied Austria | 25 June 1949
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Website |
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.
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