Sebastian Kurz

Sebastian Kurz (born 27 August 1986) is a former  Austrian politician. He held the post of  Chancellor of Austria twice, from 2017 to 2019, and in 2020 and 2021. Before, he was chancellor from 18 December 2017 to 28 May 2019. At age 29, he is the youngest person to become Chancellor of Austria to this date. He was also the world's youngest chancellor at the time.   

 Career 
He was Austria's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration from 2013 to 2017. He became Europe's youngest Foreign Minister at the age of 27. In May 2017 he became the chairman of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). 

Following the 2017 legislative election, the ÖVP led by Kurz secured the most seats in the National Council, leaving it in a position to lead the next government.

As Chancellor he led the federal government consisting of a coalition of the ÖVP and FPÖ parties since December 18, 2017.Sebastian Kurz gets approval for coalition with Austrian far right. Politico. 17 December 2017. He was removed from office on 28 May 2019 by President Alexander Van der Bellen following a political scandal known as the Ibiza affair.

However, he returned to power in 2020 following a snap election. However, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted his government agendas. His response to the pandemic included lockdowns and curfews. Many of his government officials resigned.

An investigation into the Ibiza affair and a corruption inquiry led to Kurz resigning. Alexander Schallenberg, minister for foreign affairs, replaced him as chancellor on 11 October 2021.

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Other websites

 Personal Website 

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