Prime Minister Alfred Gusenbauer Role Austrian Politician Nationality Austrian Education University of Graz | Alma mater University of Graz Party Austrian People's Party Name Martin Bartenstein | |
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Prime Minister Franz Vranitzky
Viktor Klima Born 3 June 1953 (age 70)
Graz ( 1953-06-03 ) Political party Austrian People's Party | ||
Hohe steirische auszeichnung f r ex minister martin bartenstein
Martin Bartenstein (born 3 June 1953) is an Austrian businessman and politician who held different cabinet portfolios between 1995 and 2008. He is a member of the Austrian People's Party.
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- Hohe steirische auszeichnung f r ex minister martin bartenstein
- Early life and education
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Early life and education
Bartenstein was born in Graz on 3 June 1953. He obtained a PhD in chemistry from the University of Graz in 1978.
Career
Bartenstein started his career at his family's company, Lannacher Heilmittel GmbH, in 1978 and worked there until 1995. He also founded his own firm, Genericon, in 1986.
In 1991 Bartenstein became a member of the Austrian parliament for the Austrian People's Party. He served as the minister of environment and public economy from May 1995 to 1996. He was minister of environment, youth, and family affairs from 1996 to 2000. In this post he served first in the cabinet of Franz Vranitzky and then in the cabinet of Viktor Klima.
Then he was named minister of economy and labor in 2000. He retained his post in the coalition cabinet formed by Prime Minister Wolfgang Schussel in March 2003. On 11 January 2007 he became again minister of economy and labor in the coalition cabinet led by Prime Minister Alfred Gusenbauer. In 2012, Bartenstein was made the traffic affairs spokesman of the Austrian People's Party.
Personal life
Bartenstein married Ilse Bartenstein in 1983 and they have five children, a daughter and four sons.