| 1978-1983 | University of Vienna, Law Faculty; 1983 Graduation as Doktor iuris - Doctor of Law |
| 1982-1983 | Assistant Lecturer and Researcher, Institute of Criminal Law, University of Vienna |
| 1983-1984 | Judge's Assistant at several Courts of Law in Vienna |
| 1984-1987 | Civil Servant for the Federal State Lower Austria; employed in the Headquarter as well as in the Country Councils of Gmünd and Baden |
| 1987-1990 | Member in the Cabinet of the Minister of Defence |
| 1989-1991 | Speaker on European Relations, ÖAAB, the Employees' Association of the Austrian People's Party - ÖVP |
| 1990-1993 | Trainee Programme, Federation of Austrian Industrialists, including Work Experience at Alcatel Austria, Siemens and the Austrian Power Industry, as well as a four-months internship in Germany |
| 1991 | Deputy Head, ÖAAB |
| 1992-1993 | Member, Federal Chamber in the Austrian Parliament |
| 1993-1994 | GiroCredit (Austrian bank), employed within the Secretary of the Board; Strategic Management |
| 1993-1995 | MP - Member of the National Assembly |
| 1995-1996 | MEP - Member of the European Parliament (ÖVP-EVP), Brussels, Member in the Parliamentary Committee on Economics, Currency Issues and Industrial Policy, Deputy Member in the Committee for Social Issues and Employment |
| since 1996 | MP - Member of the National Assembly in the Austrian Parliament |
| 1996-2006 | Party's Speaker on Foreign Affairs, Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs |
| since 1998 | Chairman, NÖAAB (ÖAAB of Lower Austria) |
| 2000-2007 | Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe |
| 2000-2006 | Deputy Parliamentary Group Leader, Austrian People´s Party |
| 2002-2006 | Head, Austrian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe |
| 2006-2008 | 2nd President, Austrian National Council |
| 2008-2013 | Federal Minister for European and International Affairs |
| since 2009 | Head, ÖAAB |
| since 2011 | Vice-Chancellor of the Republic of Austria and Head of ÖVP |
| since 2013 | Federal Minister of Finance |
| 1974-1981 | Studium der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| 1981-1989 | Referentin, konsumentenpolitische Abteilung, Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Wien |
| 1983-1990 | Mitglied der Bezirksvertretung Margareten |
| 1989-1994 | Landesfrauensekretärin der SPÖ-Wien |
| 1990-1996 | Mitglied des Wiener Landtages und Gemeinderates |
| 1994-1996 | Landesparteisekretärin der SPÖ-Wien |
| 1996-2004 | Mitglied der Wiener Landesregierung als Amtsführende Stadträtin für Integration, Frauenfragen, Konsumentenschutz und Personal/Tierschutz |
| | Präsidentin des Wiener Integrationsfonds |
| seit 1997 | Vorsitzende der Wiener SPÖ-Frauen |
| | Stellvertretende Vorsitzende der Bundesfrauenorganisation der SPÖ |
| | Stellvertretende Landesparteivorsitzende der Wiener SPÖ |
| | Stellvertretende Bundesparteivorsitzende der SPÖ |
| 1998-2009 | Vorsitzende der SPÖ Margareten |
| seit 2001 | Übernahme der Zuständigkeit für die Wiener Berufsfeuerwehr (MA 68) |
| | Präsidentin der Helfer Wiens |
| 2004-2007 | Amtsführende Stadträtin für Gesundheit und Soziales |
| seit 2005 | Stellvertretende Vorsitzende des Kuratoriums SK-Rapid Wien |
| seit 2007 | Vizebürgermeisterin und Landeshauptmann-Stellvertreterin, amtsführende Stadträtin für Finanzen, Wirtschaftspolitik und Wiener Stadtwerke |
| 1985 | BA in Economics and Business Administration, University of Prishtina |
| 1988 | MBA, University of Prishtina |
| | PhD studies for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, Vaxjo University, Sweden and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain |
| 1995 | Presentation of PhD thesis in Strategic Alternatives, "Economic Integration and Development of Albanian Territories and Their Integration Into Europe - A Quantitative Approach" Trepça Mining Company, Foreign Trade Department |
| | During 1990s he worked in private business in the area of education, founder of "The Cambridge School" |
| | Policy Advisor, Economic Development within Pillar IV (European Union Mission in Kosovo) |
| 2000-2002 | Deputy Head, Department for Trade and Industry, in charge of directing the strategy development, polices and procedures for commercialization and transformation of Socially Owned Enterprises and private sector development |
| | Deputy Managing Director, directing the division for managing and privatization of Kosovo´s nearly 500 socially-owned enterprises, Kosovo Trust Agency |
| 2008 | Minister of Finance and Economy, Republic of Kosovo, Prishtina |
| | Professor of Marketing Modeling and Statistics, Economic Faculty, University of Prishtina |
| | Lecturer for Mathematics, Statistics and Economic Modeling |
| 1973-1978 | Studium der Rechtswissenschaften und der Volkswirtschaft, Universität Wien |
| 1977-1979 | Vorsitzender der Hochschülerschaft, Universität Wien, Gerichtspraxis |
| 1979-1980 | Auslandsstudium an der Johns Hopkins University, Bologna |
| 1981 | Volontariat, Europäischen Kommission, Generaldirektion Erziehung und Wissenschaft, Brüssel |
| 1982-1984 | Redakteur, Fernsehen Ausland, ORF |
| 1984-1985 | Korrespondent, Studio Bonn, ORF |
| 1985-1986 | Redakteur, Fernsehen Inland, ORF |
| 1986-1987 | Studioleiter Brüssel, ORF |
| 1987-1991 | Studioleiter Bonn, 1990 auch zuständig für DDR, ORF |
| 1991-1995 | Hauptabteilungsleiter Politik und Zeitgeschehen, ORF |
| | Moderator "Auslandsreport", "Inlandsreport", ORF |
| 1995-1997 | Sendungsverantwortlicher Moderator "REPORT", ORF |
| 1997-2003 | Geschäftsführer und Chefredakteur n-tv, Der Nachrichtensender, Berlin |
| 2003-2004 | Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der Puls-TV GmbH |
| | Produktion der ProSieben Austria News |
| 2005-2010 | Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der Brandstätter Business Communications - Agentur für Strategie, PR und Coaching GmbH. |
| seit 2009 | Member of LEADING Advisors Group GmbH |
| seit 2010 | Chefredakteur, Kurier |
| | Agenturenverbund von: Brandstätter Business Communications GmbH, brainbows Informationsmanagement GmbH, Ecker & Partner Öffentlichkeitsarbeit & Lobbying GmbH, Institut für Strategieanalysen und Kommunikationsforschung, Public Interest - Lobbying Consultants GmbH, Sophie Karmasin Market Intelligence GmbH, Wolfgang Rosam Change Communications GmbH |
