Quick Facts
| Intro | Austrian politician and university teacher | ||||||
| Is | Politician Professor Educator Lawyer Judge | ||||||
| From | Austria | ||||||
| Field | Academia Law Politics | ||||||
| Gender | male | ||||||
| Birth | 7 October 1957, Haag, Austria | ||||||
| Age | 65 years | ||||||
| Star sign | Libra | ||||||
| Politics | independent politician | ||||||
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Biography
Wolfgang Brandstetter is an independent Austrian politician, law-professor and constitutional judge. He served as the Minister of Justice of Austria, as well as the country's Vice Chancellor.
He left office upon the swearing-in of Heinz-Christian Strache to his position on 18 December 2017. In February 2018 Brandstetter was appointed as a member of the Constitutional Court of Austria.
Career
In 2007 he became director of the Institute for Austrian and European Economic Criminal Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.
Brandstetter was chosen to be a member of the Werner Faymann cabinet in December 2013, designated to serve as the country's Minister of Justice. He later succeeded Reinhold Mitterlehner in becoming the Vice-Chancellor of Austria in May 2017.
Honours
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein (11 February 2019).
