Valerie Hackl | |
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 Valerie Hackl in 2009 | |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 22 May 2019 –3 June 2019 | |
| Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz |
| Preceded by | Norbert Hofer |
| Succeeded by | Andreas Reichhard |
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| Born | 29 August 1982 Vienna,Austria |
Valerie Hackl (born 29 August 1982) is an Austrian businesswoman and the managing director of Austro Control. In 2019,she briefly served as minister of infrastructure. [1] [2]
Georg Hackl,often named Hackl Schorsch,is a German former luger who was three time Olympic and World Champion. He is known affectionately as Hackl-Schorsch or as the Speeding Weißwurst,a reference to what he looks like in his white bodysuit coming down the luge at fast speeds.
Axel Corti was an Austrian screenwriter,film director and radio host.
Austria has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 56 times since its debut in 1957. The country has won twice,in 1966 and 2014,and such it holds the record for the longest gap between consecutive wins —48 years. The Austrian participant broadcaster in the contest is Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF). Vienna was the host city on both of the occasions that the contest was held in Austria,in 1967 and 2015.
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