| 2008-2011 | Provincial Chairman of the Young ÖVP - Austrian People's Party, Vienna |
| since 2009 | Federal Chairman of the Young ÖVP |
| 2010-2011 | Member of the Vienna Provincial Diet and Vienna City Council, ÖVP, Vienna |
| 2011-2013 | State Secretary for Integration, Federal Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Austria, Vienna |
| 2013-2017 | Austrian Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Vienna |
| since 2017 | Federal Chancellor, Republic of Austria, Vienna |
| 2007 | Magister für Internationale Betriebswirtschaftslehre, WU (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien) |
| 2004 | Institutional Affairs Intern, VRE - Versammlung der Regionen Europas, Strassburg |
| 2008-2009 | Government Affairs Coordinator, Microsoft EMEA, Paris |
| 2009-2010 | Business Manager, Abteilung Recht und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit EU, Microsoft Europa, Brüssel |
| 2010-2013 | Job Rotation Programm, Gebauer & Griller Kabelwerke, Wien |
| 2013-2014 | Projektleitung Standort Mexiko, Gebauer & Griller Kabelwerke, Wien |
| seit 2014 | Vertriebsleiter Wires & Cabling Solutions, Gebauer & Griller Kabelwerke, Wien |
| 1994-1997 | Diplomsozialarbeiter (Social worker), College of Higher Education Social Work, Innsbruck |
| 1995 | Volunteer, Comunitaria Ahora, Valdivia, Chile |
| 1996-2001 | Concept work and supervising for: Ahora, Valdivia; Casa de Acogida, San Pablo, and Fundacion ninos en la huella, Iquique, Chile; working with streetkids, Lima, Peru and La Paz,Bolivia |
| since 1997 | Expert and social worker, Jugendwohlfahrt, Bezirkshauptmannschaft Innsbruck Land, Innsbruck |
| 1997-2003 | Director, Big Banana Youth Centre, Verein zur Förderung der Zirler Jugend, Zirl |
| 1999-2000 | Social worker on the train station: Homeless, drugs and prostitution, Bahnhofsozialdienst der Caritas, Innsbruck |
| 2001 | Director, Fundacion ninos en la huella, Iquique, Chile |
| 2002 | Supervision and Coaching, Institut für Gruppendynamik und Gruppentherapie, Vienna |
| 2003-2006 | Regional Coordinator, Youth Programme, Infoeck, Innsbruck |
| 2005-2007 | Training, TATEM - Training of Active Trainers in Euromed, Council of Europe and SALTO EUROMED RC |
| 2006-2008 | Project officer, Point Europa, Cawsand, UK |
| since 2005 | Founder, Rückenwind-Strategy, Innsbruck |
| since 2009 | Lecturer, Social Area Analysis, MCI, University Innsbruck |
| since 2010 | External Expert, Assessments of Grant applications, trainings and monitoring visits, British Council |
| since 2013 | Project coordination, Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour, Innsbruck |
| 1964 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Abteilung, Arbeiterkammer Wien |
| 1973 | Leitung, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Abteilung, Arbeiterkammer Wien |
| 1974 | Beirat für Wirtschafts- und Sozialfragen |
| 1978 | Leiter, Abteilung für Finanzplanung, ÖIAG - Österreichischen Industrieholding Aktiengesellschaft |
| 1980 | Kabinettchef unter Dr. Bruno Kreisky |
| 1982-1984 | Staatssekretär, Bundeskanzleramt |
| 1984-1986 | Bundesminister für Verkehr und öffentliche Wirtschaft |
| 1986-1995 | Bundesminister für Finanzen |
| 1994 | Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat (XIX. GP), SPÖ |
| 1995-1996 | Konsulent, Montana AG, Wien |
| 1996-1997 | Generaldirektor, GiroCredit AG |
| seit 1996 | Vorstandsvorsitzender, GiroCredit AG |
| seit 1997 | Kosulent, Erste Bank AG |
| seit 2001 | Konsulent, UniCredit Bank Austria AG |
| | Studied Economics, University of Vienna |
| | Started his professional life in the Chamber of Labour in Vienna, where he became Director of the department for External Trade and European Integration |
| 1990-1993 | Director, Economic Policy Department, Confederation of Austrian Trade Unions, Vienna |
| 1993-1995 | Member of the College, EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| 1995-2001 | Deputy Director General, Directorate General for the Internal Market, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2001-2005 | Deputy Director-General, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2005-2012 | Director-General, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Brussels |
| 2012-2016 | Director-General, DG TAXUD - Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission, Brussels |
| since 2016 | Retired, Special Advisor for Commissioner Moscovici |
| since 1996 | Career Diplomat, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria, Vienna |
| 1996-2007 | Various responsibilities at the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria, in Vienna and Brussels in the field of EU-Integration, EU-Enlargement, Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy |
| 2007-2010 | Head of Unit, Energy, Energy Security and Nuclear Issues |
| since 2011 | Director for General EU Matters and EU Institutions |
