Michael Spindelegger
| Michael Spindelegger | |
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| Vice-Chancellor of Austria | |
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In office 21 April 2011 – 1 September 2014 |
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| Chancellor | Werner Faymann |
| Preceded by | Josef Pröll |
| Succeeded by | Reinhold Mitterlehner |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 16 December 2013 – 1 September 2014 |
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| Chancellor | Werner Faymann |
| Preceded by | Maria Fekter |
| Succeeded by | Hans Jörg Schelling |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 2 December 2008 – 16 December 2013 |
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| Chancellor | Werner Faymann |
| Preceded by | Ursula Plassnik |
| Succeeded by | Sebastian Kurz |
| Personal details | |
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21 December 1959 Mödling, Austria |
| Political party | Austrian People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Margit Spindelegger |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Michael Spindelegger (born 21 December 1959) is an Austrian politician. He served in the cabinet of Chancellor Werner Faymann as foreign minister of Austria from 2008 to 2013 and as finance minister from 2013 to 2014; additionally, he held the office of vice-chancellor from 2011 to 2014. Spindelegger was also the leader of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) from 2011 to 2014. In August 2014 he unexpectedly resigned from all political positions. Since 2016, he has been serving as Secretary General of the Vienna-based International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) think tank.
Spindelegger was born in Mödling, Lower Austria. His father Erich, a railway worker and union leader, was mayor of Hinterbrühl, a suburb of Vienna, and represented the Mödling district in the National Council in the Austrian Parliament. He went to school in Hinterbrühl (1965–1969) and to the Keimgasse gymnasium in Mödling (1969–1977). From 1977 to 1978 he served for one year in the Austrian Armed Forces, being trained as a reserve officer. From 1978 he studied law at the University of Vienna, and received a doctorate in law in 1983. During his studies, he joined a Cartellverband Catholic student fraternity at the university. Spindelegger is married, and has two sons.
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