Magnus Brunner Explained

Magnus Brunner
Office:European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration
Term Start:1 December 2024
President:Ursula von der Leyen
Predecessor:Ylva Johansson
Office1:Minister of Finance
Term Start1:6 December 2021
Term End1:20 November 2024
Chancellor1:Karl Nehammer
Predecessor1:Gernot Blümel
Successor1:Gunter Mayr (acting)
Office2:State Secretary for Climate Action and Energy
Term Start2:7 January 2020
Term End2:6 December 2021
Chancellor2:Sebastian Kurz
Alexander Schallenberg
Office3:Member of the Federal Council
Term Start3:1 May 2009
Term End3:6 January 2020
Predecessor3:Jürgen Weiss
Successor3:Christine Schwarz-Fuchs
Constituency3:Vorarlberg
Birth Date:6 May 1972
Birth Place:Höchst, Voralberg, Austria
Party:ÖVP
Alma Mater:University of Innsbruck
University of Vienna
King's College London

Magnus Brunner (pronounced as /de/; born 6 May 1972) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who has been serving as European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration since December 2024. Previously, he served as Austria's finance minister from 2021 until 2024 in the government of Chancellor Karl Nehammer.

Early life and education

Brunner studied jurisprudence at the University of Innsbruck, the University of Vienna (Dr. iur.) and King's College London (LLM).

Political career

Brunner was a member of the Federal Council for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) from 1 May 2009 until 6 January 2020.[1]

He served as state secretary (Staatssekretär) in the Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, and Technology in the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.

Following the 2024 European elections, the Austrian government nominated Brunner as the country's European Commissioner serving under President Ursula von der Leyen.[2]

Other activities

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Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr. Magnus Brunner, LL.M . 5 February 2014.
  2. Francois Murphy (31 July 2024), bAustria nominates Finance Minister Brunner as European commissioner Reuters.
  3. http://www.eib.org/about/governance-and-structure/statutory-bodies/board_of_governors/index.htm Board of Governors
  4. https://www.esm.europa.eu/board-of-governors Board of Governors
  5. http://www.ebrd.com/shareholders-and-board-of-governors.html Board of Governors
  6. https://www.iadb.org/en/about-us/board-governors Board of Governors
  7. https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/45fc8267f59fdf50a364f6538c2817e7-0330032021/original/BankGovernors.pdf Board of Governors
  8. https://www.entschaedigungsfonds.org/organs/board-of-trustees#Board%20of%20Trustees Board of Trustees
  9. News: 2 September 2024 . Erbprinz verleiht Orden an Österreichs Finanzminister Brunner . 3 September 2023 . . de.