New Finance Minister Gunter Mayr sworn in by the Federal President
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Van der Bellen is back in office after his slipped disc problems. Mayr is to remain a minister until the new government is formed.
The top official succeeds Magnus Brunner, who will become EU Commissioner. Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen returned after a successful operation on Wednesday
Gunter Mayr (52), section head at the Ministry of Finance and professor of financial law at the University of Vienna, was invited by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen as Austria's new Minister of Finance. At the same time, he made his comeback on the political stage after his intervertebral disc surgery. It is 9:22 a.m. With a short delay, Van der Bellen walks through the famous wallpaper door in the Hofburg and announces the vow of Gun…
Mayr, a Tyrolean, is to remain minister until a new federal government is formed. At the same time, the swearing-in ceremony was Van der Bellen's first appearance since his slipped disc operation.
Top official Gunter Mayr was sworn in as interim finance minister by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen. Immediately afterwards, he presented himself to parliament.
The previous section head Gunter Mayr was sworn in as the new Minister of Finance by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen on Wednesday morning. Born in 1972, the lawyer and economist has headed the Tax Policy and Tax Law Section at the Ministry of Finance since 2012. Mayr is to remain minister until a new federal government is formed. He succeeds Magnus Brunner (ÖVP), who is moving to Brussels as EU Commissioner.
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