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Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Franz FISCHLER
President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
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 |
Dr. Reinhold MITTERLEHNER
Austrian Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy, and Vice-Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Vienna
1974-1980 | Studied Law in Linz (Dr. iur.); he also completed a post-graduate course in association management, Fribourg |
1980-1992 | Worked for the Upper Austrian Economic Chamber, where his last position was Head of the Marketing Department |
1991-1997 | Local Councillor, Ahorn |
1992-2000 | Secretary General, Austrian Economic League (Wirtschaftsbund), Vienna |
2000-2008 | Member, Austrian Parliament |
Deputy Secretary General, Austrian Economic Chamber | |
2001-2008 | Chairman, Economic and Industrial Affairs Committee of the Austrian Parliament |
2008-2013 | Federal Minister of Economy, Family and Youth of the Republic of Austria, Vienna |
since 2013 | Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy of the Republic of Austria, Vienna |
since 2014 | Vice-Chancellor of the Republic of Austria |