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Austrian politician (born 1957)

Key facts

Commission
Von der Leyen I
Preceded by
Günther Oettinger
Succeeded by
Piotr Serafin
Chancellor
Alfred Gusenbauer , Werner Faymann
Born
( 1957-12-02 ) 2 December 1957 (age 68) , Vienna , Austria
Party
People's Party
Other political affiliations
European People's Party
Spouse s
Marina Bleibtreu (divorced), Susanne Riess ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 5 August 2022</span>"}]]}'>2022 ) ​
Education
University of Vienna

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Johannes
Family name
Hahn
Gender
male
Citizenship
Austria
Place of birth
Vienna
Occupation
politician
Educated at
Theresianum
Languages spoken
German
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Image
Johannes Hahn - 2023 - P060002-577174 (cropped).jpg
Number of children
1
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significant person
Susanne Riess
Commons category
Johannes Hahn
date of birth
1957-12-02
name in native language
Johannes Hahn
affiliation string
European Commission
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Encyclopedic overview

Johannes Hahn (born 2 December 1957) is an Austrian politician who served as European Commissioner for Budget and Administration under Ursula von der Leyen from 2019 to 2024.

He previously served as European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations from November 2014 to November 2019 and before that as European Commissioner for Regional Policy from 2010 to 2014. Before entering the European Commission, Hahn served as the Austrian Minister for Science and Research from 2007 to 2010. He is a member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), part of the European People's Party (EPP).

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