Reinhold Mitterlehner

Chancellor of Austria

10 December 1955 Helfenberg, Austria

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9 May 2016 – 17 May 2016

Austrian politician This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (December 2018 ) 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. 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.