Martin Bartenstein | |
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Minister of Economy and Labor | |
In office 11 January 2007 –2008 | |
Prime Minister | Alfred Gusenbauer |
Minister of Environment,Youth,and Family Affairs | |
In office 1996–2000 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by |
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Personal details | |
Born | Graz, Austria | 3 June 1953
Political party | Austrian People's Party |
Alma mater | University of Graz |
Martin Bartenstein (born 3 June 1953) is an Austrian businessman and politician who held different cabinet portfolios between 1995 and 2008. He is a member of the Austrian People's Party.
Bartenstein was born in Graz on 3 June 1953. [1] He obtained a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Graz in 1978. [2]
Bartenstein started his career at his family's company, Lannacher Heilmittel GmbH, in 1978 [3] and worked there until 1995. He also founded his own firm, Genericon, in 1986. [3]
In 1991 Bartenstein became a member of the Austrian parliament for the Austrian People's Party. [2] He served as the minister of environment and public economy from May 1995 to 1996. [3] He was minister of environment, youth, and family affairs from 1996 to 2000. [4] In this post he served first in the cabinet of Franz Vranitzky and then in the cabinet of Viktor Klima. [4]
Then he was named minister of economy and labor in 2000. [1] He retained his post in the coalition cabinet formed by Prime Minister Wolfgang Schüssel in March 2003. [5] On 11 January 2007 he became again minister of economy and labor in the coalition cabinet led by Prime Minister Alfred Gusenbauer. [6] In 2012, Bartenstein was made the traffic affairs spokesman of the Austrian People's Party. [7]
Bartenstein married Ilse Bartenstein in 1983 and they have five children, a daughter and four sons. [2]
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