Reinhold Mitterlehner

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Reinhold Mitterlehner
Vice-Chancellor of Austria
In office 1 September 2014 – 17 May 2017
Chancellor	Werner Faymann Christian Kern
Preceded by	Michael Spindelegger
Succeeded by	Wolfgang Brandstetter
Chair of the People's Party
In office 8 November 2014 – 15 May 2017
Preceded by	Michael Spindelegger
Succeeded by	Sebastian Kurz
Minister of Economics
In office 2 December 2008 – 17 May 2017
Chancellor	Werner Faymann Christian Kern
Preceded by	Martin Bartenstein
Succeeded by	Harald Mahrer
Personal details
Born	(1955-12-10) 10 December 1955 (age 68) Helfenberg, Austria
Political party	People's Party
Children	3
Alma mater	Johannes Kepler University Linz

Reinhold Mitterlehner (born 10 December 1955) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who served as minister of economy in Austria's government from 2008 until 2017. In September 2014 he also became vice chancellor of Austria and chairman of the ÖVP. On 9 May 2016 he briefly assumed powers and duties as Acting Chancellor of Austria while his coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party, underwent a change in leadership.^[1][2] After a series of quarrels within the grand coalition as well as his own party, Mitterlehner announced his resignation on 10 May 2017, which became effective on 17 May 2017.^[3]