| 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 |
| 1977 | Studies, Law, Communication and Political Science |
| 1980 | Johns Hopkins University Bologna, Diploma |
| | School of Advanced International Studies |
| | Fulbright Scholarship |
| 1982 | Ph.D., University of Vienna |
| 1982-1989 | Credit und Marketing, Chase Manhattan Bank, Vienna |
| 1982 | 10 months credit training, Chase Manhattan Bank, London |
| 1983 | Assistant Treasurer, Chase Manhattan Bank, Vienna |
| 1987 | Chase Manhattan Private Banking, New York, London, Luxemburg, Geneva, Zurich |
| 1988 | Vice President Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. Austria |
| 1989 | Country Manager for International Individual Banking (Chase Austria) |
| 1989-1992 | Director Asset Management, Meinl Bank AG |
| 1990 | Member of Board, Julius Meinl Investment GmbH, KAG |
| 1992-1997 | Member of Board, Bank der Österr. Postsparkasse AG |
| 1992 | Member of Board, P.S.K. Invest KAG |
| Head of Advisory Board, P.S.K. Invest KAG |
| 1997 -1998 | Member of Board, LGT Bank in Liechtenstein (Österreich) AG |
| 1998-2003 | Member of Board, INVESCO BANK Österreich AG |
| | European representative at the London OPMC (INVESCO off shore product management committee) and associate member of CEEC (continental European executive committee) |
| 2003 | Generali Insurance Group Austria |
| Member of Board, Generali Bank Österreich AG |
| since 2004 | Member of Board, 3 Banken Generali Investment GesmbH |
| 2007 | Member of Board, Generali Capital Management GmbH |
