Johannes Hahn

Johannes Hahn
Hahn in 2023
European Commissioner for Budget and Administration
Assumed office
1 December 2019
PresidentUrsula von der Leyen
Preceded byGünther Oettinger
European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations
In office
1 November 2014 – 30 November 2019
PresidentJean-Claude Juncker
Preceded byŠtefan Füle (Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy)
Succeeded byOlivér Várhelyi
European Commissioner for Regional Policy
In office
Acting: 3 July 2019 – 30 November 2019
PresidentJean-Claude Juncker
Preceded byCorina Crețu
Succeeded byElisa Ferreira (Cohesion and Reform)
In office
9 February 2010 – 1 November 2014
PresidentJosé Manuel Barroso
Preceded byPaweł Samecki
Succeeded byCorina Crețu
Minister of Science and Research
In office
11 January 2007 – 26 January 2010
ChancellorAlfred Gusenbauer
Preceded byElisabeth Gehrer
Succeeded byBeatrix Karl
Personal details
Born (1957-12-02) 2 December 1957 (age 66)
Vienna, Austria
Political partyPeople's Party
Other political
affiliations
European People's Party
Spouse(s)Marina Bleibtreu (divorced)
(m. 2022)
Children1
EducationUniversity of Vienna
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Johannes Hahn (born 2 December 1957) is an Austrian politician who has served as European Commissioner for Budget and Administration under Ursula von der Leyen since 1 December 2019.[1]

He previously served as European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations from November 2014 to November 2019 and before that as European Commissioner for Regional Policy from 2010 to 2014. Before entering the European Commission, Hahn served as the Austrian Minister for Science and Research from 2007 to 2010.[2] He is a member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), part of the European People's Party (EPP).[3][4]

  1. ^ BRIEFING Hearings of European Commissioners-designate- JOHANNES HAHN European Parliament
  2. ^ "Johannes Hahn, European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations". European Commission. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Barroso gets new EU Commission team", BBC News, 25 November 2009; Retrieved 28 November 2009
  4. ^ "Barroso II: 13 EPP Commissioners receive key portfolios"[permanent dead link], European People's Party, 27 November 2009; Retrieved 28 November 2009