Reinhold Mitterlehner
Federal Minister of Economy, Family and Youth
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Born on 10 December 1955 in Helfenberg/Upper Austria, Reinhold Mitterlehner attended grammar school in Rohrbach and studied law in Linz; he also completed a post-graduate course in association management in Fribourg.
Professional career
From 1980 till 1992 he worked for the Upper Austrian Economic Chamber, where his last position was Head of the Marketing Department. From 1992 till 2000 he was Secretary General of the Austrian Economic League (Wirtschaftsbund) in Vienna, in July 2000 he became Deputy Secretary General of the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO).
Political career
From 1991 till 1997 he was a local councillor in Ahorn and from that position he went on to become a Member of the Austrian Parliament (National Council) on 8 February 2000, where he served as Chairman of the Economic and Industrial Affairs Committee from 2001 to 2008.
In May 2002 he became District Party Chairman of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) for the district of Rohrbach.
