Johannes Hahn | |
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European Commissioner for Budget and Administration | |
Assumed office 1 December 2019 | |
President | Ursula von der Leyen |
Preceded by | Günther Oettinger |
European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations | |
In office 1 November 2014 – 30 November 2019 | |
President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
Preceded by | Štefan Füle (Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy) |
Succeeded by | Olivér Várhelyi |
European Commissioner for Regional Policy | |
In office Acting: 3 July 2019 – 30 November 2019 | |
President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
Preceded by | Corina Crețu |
Succeeded by | Elisa Ferreira (Cohesion and Reform) |
In office 9 February 2010 – 1 November 2014 | |
President | José Manuel Barroso |
Preceded by | Paweł Samecki |
Succeeded by | Corina Crețu |
Minister of Science and Research | |
In office 11 January 2007 – 26 January 2010 | |
Chancellor | Alfred Gusenbauer |
Preceded by | Elisabeth Gehrer |
Succeeded by | Beatrix Karl |
Personal details | |
Born | Vienna, Austria | 2 December 1957
Political party | People's Party |
Other political affiliations | European People's Party |
Spouse(s) | Marina Bleibtreu (divorced) |
Children | 1 |
Education | University 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]