Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Wolfgang SchÃ 1\/4 ssel ( born June 7 , 1945 , in Vienna ) was the Chancellor of Austria from February 4 2000 until January 11 2007 .
Simplified: Wolfgang SchÃ 1\/4 ssel ( ; born 7 June 1945 ) is an Austrian People 's Party politician . He was Chancellor of Austria from February 2000 to January 2007 .