Karin Kneissl
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Key facts
- Chancellor
- Sebastian Kurz
- Preceded by
- Sebastian Kurz
- Succeeded by
- Alexander Schallenberg
- Born
- ( 1965-01-18 ) 18 January 1965 (age 61) , Vienna , Austria
- Party
- Independent
- Spouse
- Wolfgang Meilinger ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2018 )
- Alma mater
- University of Vienna , École nationale d'administration
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Official website
KARIN KNEISSL — Deutsch
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- First Kurz government
- Given name
- Karin
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Occupation
- opinion journalist
- Position held
- Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria
- Educated at
- University of Jordan
- Political party
- independent politician
- Languages spoken
- French
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Laws
- Field of work
- law
- Official website
- www.kkneissl.com
- Image
- 2018 Karin Kneissl Paul Richard Gallagher (16. Jänner 2018) (24876263787) (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
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- Karin Kneissl
- name in native language
- Karin Kneissl
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- Karin Kneissl
- affiliation string
- Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria
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Encyclopedic overview
Karin Kneissl (born 18 January 1965) is an Austrian diplomat, journalist, and politician. She served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2017 and 2019. Prior to assuming her government position, she was a lecturer.
Kneissl has advocated for closer relations with Russia and has a close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. She has lived in Russia since 2023.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karin Kneissl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.