Wolfgang Schüssel
Wolfgang Schüssel | |
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Schüssel in 2024 | |
| Chancellor of Austria | |
| In office 4 February 2000 – 11 January 2007 | |
| President | Thomas Klestil Heinz Fischer |
| Vice-Chancellor | Susanne Riess-Passer Herbert Haupt Hubert Gorbach |
| Preceded by | Viktor Klima |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Gusenbauer |
| Vice-Chancellor of Austria | |
| In office 4 May 1995 – 4 February 2000 | |
| Chancellor | Franz Vranitzky Viktor Klima |
| Preceded by | Erhard Busek |
| Succeeded by | Susanne Riess-Passer |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 4 May 1995 – 4 February 2000 | |
| Chancellor | Franz Vranitzky Viktor Klima |
| Preceded by | Alois Mock |
| Succeeded by | Benita Ferrero-Waldner |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office 24 April 1989 – 4 May 1995 | |
| Chancellor | Franz Vranitzky |
| Preceded by | Robert Graf |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Ditz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 June 1945 Vienna, Austria |
| Political party | Austrian People's Party |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Wolfgang Schüssel (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʃʏsl̩]; born 7 June 1945) is a retired Austrian politician. He was Chancellor of Austria for two consecutive terms from February 2000 to January 2007. While being recognised as a rare example of an active reformer in contemporary Austrian politics, his governments were also highly controversial from the beginning, starting with the fact that he formed a coalition government with Jörg Haider's Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) on both occasions. In 2011, he retired from being an active member of parliament due to a multitude of charges of corruption against members of his governments.