| 1973-1979 | Research Assistant, Institute for Agricultural Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 1978 | Doctorate, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 1979-1984 | Executive Assistant, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck |
| 1985-1989 | Director, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck |
| 1989-1994 | Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna |
| 1995-2004 | European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Brussels |
| 2005-2011 | Chairman, Ecosocial Forum Europe, Vienna |
| 2005-2015 | Chairman, RISE-Foundation, Brussels |
| 2014-2015 | Chairman of the Steering Committee of the EU scientific programme for Expo Milano 2015 |
| since 2012 | President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna |
| since 2016 | President, Board of Trustees to the Austrian Institute of Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna |
| 1980-1985 | Art school with training to be a jeweller |
| | Experiments with varous mediums including sculpture, art installation and textiles |
| | Started making clothes for self-sufficiency |
| 1985 | Studies Industrial Design but then reapplies for Fashion Design at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna |
| 1988 | Meets Vivienne Westwood |
| 1989 | Goes to London to work with Westwood, his works included in her collection |
| 1993 | Marriage with Vivienne Westwood |
| | Kronthaler stayed on with Westwood where his role progressed and grew, collaborating and working with her to develop subsequent collections. He has a less public role but their partnership is one of fashion's most formidable. |
| | two sons, Benjamin Arthur Westwood and Joseph Ferdinand Corre |
| 1971 | Opens first shop together with Malcolm McLaren at 430 Kings Road, London |
| 1981 | First catwalk presentation with Pirate Collection (which launched the New Romantic movement) in London |
| 1984 | Showed her collection in Tokyo alongside "Best of five" |
| 1986 | Radical change in style inspired by the 17th and 18th century |
| 1987 | Design of very first corset intended as an outer garment rather than underwear |
| 1989 | Listed one of the most influential designers in the world by John Fairchild; meets Andreas Kronthaler |
| 1990 | Appointed Professor of Fashion at the Vienna Academy of Applied Arts; first complete menswar collection at Pitti Uomo in Florence |
| 1991 | Show in Tokyo alongside Christian Lacroix, Isaac Mizrahi, Francesco Moschino at the Fashion Summit |
| 1992 | First collection of watch design, Musee d'Art in Bordeaux sponsors a retrospective on her life's work |
| since 1993 | Marriage with Andreas Kronthaler, influential work together |
| 1993 | Appointed Professor of Fashion at the Berliner Hochschule der Künste |
| 1998 | Launch of first fragrance |
| 1999 | Opening of the first US store in New York |
| 2000 | Exhibition "Vivienne Westwood" at the Museum of London |
| 2002-2003 | Opening of stores in Moscow, Hong Kong, Korea, Milan |
| 2004-2008 | Tour of the Vivienne Westwood retrospective exhibition, shown in over 10 cities worldwide |
| 2005 | First collection of high quality jewelry |
| 2008-2010 | Opening of stores in Beirut, Bangkok, Singapore, Shanghai |
| 2010-2011 | Support for Ethical Fashion Initiative together with United Nations International Trade Centre |
| 2012 | Support for eco charity Cool Earth, announcement of environmental agenda through |
| | "Climate Revolution" banner at the London Paralympics Closing Ceremony |
| 2013 | Annual fashion exhibition "Chaos to Couture" by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| | Vivienne Westwood today continues to show worldwide and uses the medium of her shows to talk about culture and politics, more specifically about the urgent need to act against climate change. |
