Othmar Karas

Othmar Karas
Official portrait, 2014
First Vice-President of the European Parliament
In office
18 January 2022 – 16 July 2024
PresidentRoberta Metsola
Preceded byRoberta Metsola
Succeeded bySabine Verheyen
Vice-President of the European Parliament
In office
3 July 2019 – 18 January 2022
Serving with See List
PresidentDavid Sassoli
In office
18 January 2012 – 30 June 2014
Serving with See List
PresidentMartin Schulz
Gianni Pittella (acting)
Member of the European Parliament
for Austria
In office
1 July 1999 – 2024
Leader of the Austrian People's Party in the European Parliament
In office
1 July 1999 – 2019
LeaderWolfgang Schüssel
Wilhelm Molterer
Josef Pröll
Michael Spindelegger
Reinhold Mitterlehner
Sebastian Kurz
Personal details
Born (1957-12-24) 24 December 1957 (age 66)
Ybbs an der Donau, Austria
Political partyAustrian People's Party
Other political
affiliations
European People's Party
SpouseChrista Waldheim
Children2
EducationUniversity of Vienna
University of St. Gallen
WebsiteOfficial website

Othmar Karas (born 24 December 1957) is an Austrian politician who served as the First Vice-President of the European Parliament since January 2022,[1] having been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 1999. He is a member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), which in turn affiliates with the European People's Party.

Karas sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect. Between 2012 and 2022, he was one of the vice presidents of the European Parliament. He was elected as First Vice-President on 18 January 2022.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Parliament's new Vice-Presidents | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.