Sebastian Kurz

Sebastian Kurz started his political career at an early age as Chairman of the Young People’s Party of Vienna. In 2011 he entered the Austrian federal government as State Secretary for Integration and in 2013 became the country’s Foreign Minister. In 2017, he was elected Chairman of the Austrian People’s Party, which was victorious in the national election later that year, propelling him to become the youngest Chancellor in Austria’s history. He served in that office between 2017 and 2019 and again between 2020 and 2021. After leaving politics, he has focused on his work as an entrepreneur and investor, and has co-founded the AI-cyber company Dream Group.

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