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Wolfgang Schüssel
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Chancellor of Austria from 2000 to 2007
Key facts
- President
- Thomas Klestil , Heinz Fischer
- Vice chancellor
- Susanne Riess-Passer , Herbert Haupt , Hubert Gorbach
- Preceded by
- Viktor Klima
- Succeeded by
- Alfred Gusenbauer
- Chancellor
- Franz Vranitzky , Viktor Klima
- Born
- ( 1945-06-07 ) 7 June 1945 (age 80) , Vienna , Austria
- Party
- Austrian People's Party
- Alma mater
- University of Vienna
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wolfgang
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Occupation
- jurist
- Educated at
- University of Vienna
- Employer
- Austrian Federal Government
- Political party
- Austrian People's Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Image
- Schüssel 2024.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Vienna
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Encyclopedic overview
Wolfgang Schüssel ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʃʏsl̩]; born 7 June 1945) is a retired Austrian politician. He was Chancellor of Austria for two consecutive terms from February 2000 to January 2007. While being recognised as a rare example of an active reformer in contemporary Austrian politics, his governments were also highly controversial from the beginning, starting with the fact that he formed a coalition government with Jörg Haider's Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) on both occasions. In 2011, he retired from being an active member of parliament due to a multitude of charges of corruption against members of his governments.
Early life, education, and start in politics
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