2002-2005 | Deputy Director Legal Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Hague
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2005-2009 | Head, Division for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Permanent Representation of the Netherlands at the EU, Brussels
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2008-2010 | Programme Manager, International Networks, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Hague
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2010-2012 | Agricultural Counsellor and Head, Division for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality; Embassy of the Netherlands in Berlin
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since 2012 | Director, European and International Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague |
| Chairman of Student's Union, Johannes Kepler University Linz
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1974-1980 | Studies, Social Economics, Johannes Kepler University Linz
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1979-1981 | Assistant, Department of Agricultural Policy, University of Linz
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1981-1984 | Head, Economic Policy Division, Austrian Farmers' Federation
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1985-1986 | Employee, Provincial Government of Upper Austria
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1985-1987 | Municipal Councillor in Sierning
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1987-1989 | Secretary of the Office, Federal Minister Dr. Josef Riegler
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1989-1990 | Head of the Office, Federal Minister Dr. Franz Fischler
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1990-1993 | Director, Austrian Farmers' Federation
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1990-1994 | Member, National Council of Austria
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1993-1994 | Secretary-general, Austrian People's Party
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1994-2000 | Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
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2000-2003 | Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
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2003-2007 | Chairman, Austrian People's Party Parliamentary group
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2007-2008 | Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister of Finance of the Republic of Austria
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2007-2008 | Chairman, Austrian People's Party
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2008-2011 | Member, National Council, Spokesperson on Constitutional Matters
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2011-2015 | Vice-President, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg
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since 2015 | Managing Director, EFSI - European Fund for Strategic Investments, Luxembourg |
1993-1999 | Special Projects Manager, North West Water, Manchester
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1999-2001 | Head of Evaluation, Emmanuel Intl, Zomba
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2001-2003 | Assistant Director, Renewable Energy Legislation, DTI - Department of Trade and Industry, London
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2003-2005 | Pastor, Kings Church, Oxted
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2005-2008 | Assistant Director, Trade & Development, DTI - Department of Trade and Industry, London
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2008-2011 | Deputy Director, BERR - Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, London
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since 2011 | Head, EU Strategy, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, London |
| Studium der Handelswissenschaften an der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien und an französischen Partnerhochschulen (ESSCA, HEC)
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| Doktorat mit Dissertation über wettbewerbsorientierte Regulierung der E-Wirtschaft
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1993-1995 | EU- und Energie-Experte, Wirtschaftskammer Österreich, Wien
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1996-1997 | Internationale Projektfinanzierung, ING Bank, Wien
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1997-1999 | Europäische Kommission, Generaldirektion für Energie; zuständig für Umsetzung und Weiterentwicklung der EU-Elektrizitätsbinnenmarktrichtlinien, Brüssel
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1999-2004 | Kabinettsmitglied von Kommissar Dr. Franz Fischler; zuständig für wirtschaftspolitische und wettbewerbsrechtliche Agenden, Brüssel
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seit 2004 | Sektionschef für Wirtschaftspolitik, Innovation und Technologie im Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft, Wien |