Brigitte Bierlein

Brigitte Bierlein
Bierlein in 2019
Chancellor of Austria
In office 3 June 2019 – 7 January 2020
President	Alexander Van der Bellen
Vice-Chancellor	Clemens Jabloner
Preceded by	Sebastian Kurz
Succeeded by	Sebastian Kurz
President of the Constitutional Court
In office 23 February 2018 – 3 June 2019
Vice President	Christoph Grabenwarter
Preceded by	Gerhart Holzinger
Succeeded by	Christoph Grabenwarter
Vice President of the Constitutional Court
In office 1 January 2003 – 22 February 2018
President	Karl Korinek Gerhart Holzinger
Preceded by	Karl Korinek
Succeeded by	Christoph Grabenwarter
Personal details
Born	(1949-06-25)25 June 1949 Vienna, Austria
Died	3 June 2024(2024-06-03) (aged 74) Vienna, Austria
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of Vienna
Website	Parliament website Constitutional Court

Brigitte Bierlein (German: [bʁiˈɡɪtə ˈbiːɐ̯laɪn]; 25 June 1949 – 3 June 2024) was an Austrian jurist who served as president of the Constitutional Court before serving as chancellor of Austria from June 2019 until January 2020. An independent, she was the first woman to hold either office.

Bierlein served as the advocate general of the Procurator's Office – essentially the country's chief public prosecutor – from 1990 to 2002, as well as a member of the executive board of the International Association of Prosecutors from 2001 to 2003. In 2003, Bierlein was made a member and the vice president of the Constitutional Court.

Following the Ibiza affair, President Alexander Van der Bellen named Bierlein Chancellor of Austria, after a parliamentary motion of no confidence dismissed the first government of Sebastian Kurz, the first successful motion of no confidence in Austrian modern history. She was the first woman to assume the role and served until the next government led by Kurz was sworn in following the legislative election which took place on 29 September 2019.^[1]