Gerhard Karner

Gerhard Karner
Official portrait, 2013
Minister of the Interior
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 2021
Chancellor	Karl Nehammer
Preceded by	Karl Nehammer
Personal details
Born	(1967-11-13) 13 November 1967 (age 56) Melk, Lower Austria
Political party	People's Party
Alma mater	Vienna University of Economics and Business
Cabinet	Nehammer

Gerhard Karner (born 13 November 1967) is an Austrian politician currently serving as minister of the interior. From 2003, Karner was a member of the Lower Austrian state legislature. From 2003 to 2015, he was managing director of the People's Party of Lower Austria (VPNÖ). Following the 2015 mayoral election, he became mayor of Texingtal and retained this position until 2021.