Martin Bartenstein

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Martin Bartenstein
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Martin Bartenstein in 2009
Minister of Economy and Labor
In office
11 January 2007 –2008
Preceded by
Personal details
Born (1953-06-03) 3 June 1953 (age 71)
Graz, Austria
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.

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Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

Bartenstein married Ilse Bartenstein in 1983 and they have five children, a daughter and four sons. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Dr. Martin Bartenstein". Vienna Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Martin Bartenstein Ph.D." BusinessWeek. Retrieved 16 October 2013.[ dead link ]
  4. 1 2 Matthew Paul Berg (1999). "Book review". In Günter Bischof; Anton Pelinka; Ferdinand Karlhofer (eds.). The Vranitzky Era in Austria. Vol. 7. New Brunswick, NJ; London: Transaction Publishers. p. 299. ISBN   978-1-4128-4113-9.
  5. ↑ "New government coalition formed in Austria". KUNA. 1 March 2003. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Reinhold Gärtner (2008). "Survey of Austrian Politics Austria 1997". In Günter Bischof; Fritz Plasser (eds.). The Changing Austrian Voter. Vol. 16. New Brunswick, NJ; London: Transaction Publishers. p. 340. ISBN   978-1-4128-1932-9.
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