Dr. Reinhold Mitterlehner
Federal Minister of Economy, Family and Youth (since December 2008)

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Born on 10 December 1955 in Helfenberg/Upper Austria, Dr. 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.

Political career:

From 1991 till 1997 he was a local councillor in Ahorn and went on to become a Member of the National Council (lower house of the Austrian Parliament) on 8 February 2000; he was appointed Chairman of the Economic and Industrial Affairs Committee of the Austrian Parliament in 2001.

In May 2002 he became District Party Chairman of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) for the district of Rohrbach.