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Alexander Schallenberg
Alexander Georg Nicolas Schallenberg is an Austrian diplomat, jurist, and politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs from 2019 until 2025, briefly interrupted by a period from October until December 2021, when he served as 27th chancellor of Austria, a role he served in an acting capacity again from January to March 2025.
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politics · Chancellor of Austria in 2021 and 2025 · jurist · politician · also Alexander Schallenberg, Alexander Georg Nicolas Schallenberg, Schallenberg
Born 20 June 1969 · Q64168538
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2025· 5 entries
Yahoo: Austrian president's office says Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will serve as the country's interim leader
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clickondetroit.com: Austrian foreign minister Schallenberg to serve as the country's interim leader
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Schallenberg was appointed interim Chancellor for a second time by President Van der Bellen effective 10 January, following the resignation of Karl Nehammer
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Career landmark: Federal Chancellor of Austria (2025–2025).
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2022· 1 entry
Project Syndicate: Alexander Schallenberg
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2021· 2 entries
Career landmark: Federal Chancellor of Austria (2021–2021).
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Career landmark: Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria (2021–2025).
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2020· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2020).
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Career landmark: Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria (2020–2021).
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2019· 3 entries
Awarded Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein (2019).
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Career landmark: Chancellery minister (2019–2020).
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Career landmark: Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria (2019–2020).
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2016· 1 entry
Schallenberg became head of the European department of the foreign ministry
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2014· 1 entry
But he chose to remain at the foreign ministry to work with the new foreign minister
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2006· 1 entry
Became a press spokesman to Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik, a fellow College of Europe graduate
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1997· 1 entry
Schallenberg joined the Austrian diplomatic service
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1994· 1 entry
Studied at University of Vienna (1989–1994).
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1969· 2 entries
Born 1969-06-20.
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In Bern, Switzerland, where his father Wolfgang was Austrian ambassador to Switzerland
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