Leonore Gewessler
Leonore Gewessler | |
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Minister of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology | |
Assumed office 7 January 2020 |
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President | Alexander Van der Bellen |
Chancellor | |
Preceded by | Andreas Reichhardt |
Personal details | |
Born | Graz, Styria, Austria |
15 October 1977
Political party | The Greens – The Green Alternative |
Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Leonore Gewessler (German: [lɛoˈnoːʁε ˈgeːvεslɐ]; born 15 September 1977) is an Austrian Green politician serving as Minister of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology in the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and later Alexander Schallenberg since January 2020.[1]
Early life
Education
Gewessler earned her political science degree (BA) from the University of Vienna.
Political career
From 2014 until 2019, Gewessler served as head of Austria's largest environmental charity and lobbying group Global 2000. In this capacity, she championed a popular campaign against the expansion of the ageing Soviet-era[clarification needed] Mochovce nuclear power plant in neighbouring Slovakia, just 100 km from the Austrian border.[2]
In the negotiations on a coalition government following the 2019 national elections, Gewessler was a member of the Green Party’s delegation.[2]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sam Jones (March 2, 2020), Austrian Greens’ ‘super minister’ takes the reins Financial Times.
External links
- Leonore Gewessler on the Austrian Parliament website
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