Magnus Brunner
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Magnus Brunner | |
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| File:Brunner EC Portrait 2024.jpg Official portrait, 2024 | |
| European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2024 | |
| Commission | Von der Leyen II |
| Preceded by | Ylva Johansson |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 6 December 2021 – 20 November 2024 | |
| Chancellor | Karl Nehammer |
| Preceded by | Gernot Blümel |
| Succeeded by | Gunter Mayr (acting) |
| State Secretary for Climate Action and Energy | |
| In office 7 January 2020 – 6 December 2021 | |
| Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz Alexander Schallenberg |
| Member of the Federal Council | |
| In office 1 May 2009 – 6 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Weiss |
| Succeeded by | Christine Schwarz-Fuchs |
| Constituency | Vorarlberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1972 Höchst, Vorarlberg, Austria |
| Party | ÖVP |
| Alma mater | University of Innsbruck University of Vienna King's College London |
Magnus Brunner (German: [ˈmaɡnʊs ˈbʁʊnɐ]; born 6 May 1972) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who has been serving as European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration since December 2024. Previously, he served as Austria's finance minister from 2021 until 2024 in the government of Chancellor Karl Nehammer.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Brunner studied jurisprudence at the University of Innsbruck, the University of Vienna (Dr. iur.) and King's College London (LLM).
Political career
[edit | edit source]Brunner was a member of the Federal Council for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) from 1 May 2009 until 6 January 2020.[1]
He served as state secretary (Staatssekretär) in the Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, and Technology in the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
Following the 2024 European elections, the Austrian government nominated Brunner as the country's European Commissioner serving under President Ursula von der Leyen.[2] Journalists made Magnus Brunner in part responsible for the handling of Austria's desolate finances and concluded that he was the wrong choice for the position as European Commissioner.[3][4]
In July 2025, Brunner was among several European officials declared "persona non grata" by the Government of National Stability in eastern Libya after he and the said officials held an earlier meeting with officials of the rival Government of National Unity based in Tripoli.[5]
Other activities
[edit | edit source]European Union organizations
[edit | edit source]- European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)[6]
- European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)[7]
International organizations
[edit | edit source]- Asian Development Bank (ADB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)[8]
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)[9]
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)
- World Bank, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2021)[10]
Non-profit organizations
[edit | edit source]- National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)[11]
Honours
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein (2024)[12]
References
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- ^ Francois Murphy (31 July 2024), Austria nominates Finance Minister Brunner as European commissioner Reuters.
- ^ Daniel Imwinkelried: "EU-Kommissar trotz roten Zahlen: Diese Beförderung hat Österreichs ehemaliger Finanzminister Magnus Brunner nicht verdient", 15 April 2025, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
- ^ Günter Traxler: "Nehammer, Brunner: Erst glücklos, dann Glückslos", 3 April 2025, Der Standard
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- ^ Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
- ^ Board of Governors[permanent dead link] European Stability Mechanism.
- ^ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
- ^ Board of Governors Archived 2022-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
- ^ Board of Governors World Bank.
- ^ Board of Trustees National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism.
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- 1972 births
- Alumni of King's College London
- Austrian People's Party politicians
- Ministers of finance of Austria
- Living people
- Members of the 28th National Council (Austria)
- Members of the Federal Council (Austria)
- Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein
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- University of Vienna alumni
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