Wolfgang Schüssel

Wolfgang Schüssel (born on June 7, 1945 in Vienna) is a Christian Democratic Austrian politician. He has been Federal Chancellor of Austria ("Bundeskanzler") since 2000.

Early career

Schüssel attended a well-known Roman Catholic gymnasium for boys in Vienna called the Schottengymnasium where he took his Matura exams in 1963. He went on to study at the University of Vienna and received a Doctorate in Law in 1968.

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Roman Catholic - Gymnasium - Schottengymnasium - Matura - 1963 - University of Vienna - Doctorate - Law - 1968

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Schüssel was secretary of the parliamentary group of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) from 1968 to 1975. From 1975 to 1991 he was Secretary General of the Austrian Business Federation, a sub-organisation of the Christian Democratic People's Party.

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Austrian People's Party - 1968 - 1975 - 1991

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