Jörg Leichtfried
Jörg Leichtfried | |
|---|---|
| State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior | |
| Assumed office 3 March 2025 | |
| Chancellor | Christian Stocker |
| Minister | Gerhard Karner |
| Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology | |
| In office 18 May 2016 – 18 December 2017 | |
| Chancellor | Christian Kern |
| Preceded by | Gerald Klug |
| Succeeded by | Norbert Hofer |
| Councilor for Transport, Innovation and Technology of Styria | |
| In office 23 June 2015 – 18 May 2016 | |
| Governor | Franz Voves |
| Preceded by | Gerhard Kurzmann |
| Succeeded by | Anton Lang |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 13 June 2004 – 23 June 2015 | |
| Constituency | Austria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1967 Bruck an der Mur, Austria |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party of Austria Party of European Socialists |
Jörg Leichtfried (born 18 June 1967 in Bruck an der Mur, Styria) is an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party who has been serving as a member of the National Council since the 2017 elections. Since 3 March 2025 he is the State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior responsible for the Directorate State Protection and Intelligence Service (DSN).
He previously served as Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology in the government of Chancellor Christian Kern from 2016 until 2017.