Brigitte Bierlein

Chancellor of Austria

25 June 1949 Vienna, Allied-occupied Austria

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3 June 2019 – 7 January 2020

Chancellor of Austria Brigitte BierleinBierlein in 2018Chancellor of AustriaIn office 3 June 2019 – 7 January 2020PresidentAlexander Van der BellenDeputyClemens JablonerPreceded by Hartwig Löger (Acting) Succeeded by Sebastian KurzPresident of the Constitutional CourtIn office 23 February 2018 – 3 June 2019Nominated by First Kurz cabinetVice President Christoph GrabenwarterPreceded by Gerhart HolzingerSucceeded by Christoph GrabenwarterVice President of the Constitutional CourtIn office 1 January 2003 – 22 February 2018Nominated by Schüssel cabinetPresidentKarl Korinek Gerhart HolzingerPreceded by Karl KorinekSucceeded by Christoph Grabenwarter Personal detailsBorn (1949-06-25 ) 25 June 1949 (age 72) Vienna, Allied-occupied AustriaPolitical partyIndependentAlma materUniversity of ViennaWebsite Parliament website Constitutional Court Brigitte Bierlein (German: ; born 25 June 1949) is an Austrian former jurist who served as Chancellor of Austria from June 2019 to January 2020. An Independent, she was the first female Chancellor of Austria. 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 of the Constitutional Court. Between January 2018 and June 2019, she served as President of the Constitutional Court, the first woman to hold the position. 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.