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Christian Stocker
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Key facts
- President
- Alexander Van der Bellen
- Vice chancellor
- Andreas Babler
- Preceded by
- Alexander Schallenberg (acting) Karl Nehammer
- Constituency
- Lower Austria South
- Leader
- Karl Nehammer
- Succeeded by
- Alexander Pröll
- Born
- ( 1960-03-20 ) 20 March 1960 (age 66) , Wiener Neustadt , Austria
- Party
- ÖVP
- Spouse
- Gerda Legenstein
- Parent
- Franz Stocker (father)
- Alma mater
- University of Vienna
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christian
- Family name
- Stocker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Wiener Neustadt
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- deputy mayor
- Educated at
- University of Vienna
- Political party
- Austrian People's Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Image
- Christian Stocker EuCo 2026.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1960-03-20
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Encyclopedic overview
Christian Stocker (born 20 March 1960) is an Austrian politician who has served as chancellor of Austria since March 2025. A member of the People's Party (ÖVP), he has been a member of the National Council since 2019 and acting Chair of the People's Party since 5 January 2025. He had previously served as general secretary of the party from September 2022 to January 2025. On 5 January 2025, he was elected new acting party leader of the People's Party, following the resignation of Chancellor Karl Nehammer.
Born and raised in Wiener Neustadt, Stocker, the son of an ÖVP politician, studied law at the University of Vienna. A lifelong member of the ÖVP, he served in various party offices since being elected member of the National Council in 2019.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Christian Stocker” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.