Mag. Karl-Heinz Grasser, The Minister of Finance

Date/place of birth:

January 2, 1969, Klagenfurt, Austria

Education

1988 Secondary school leaving certificate with honours
1992 Master degree in Applied Business Administration in Klagenfurt, Austria

Professional career

1992 Speaker for Tourism and European Integration in the parliamentary group of the Freedom Party
1993 Secretary General of the Austrian Freedom Party
Managing Director of the Freedom Party's educational centre
1994 Second Deputy Governor of the Province of Carinthia
1998 Vice President for Human Resources and Public Relations at Magna Europa
1999 in addition, Managing Director of Sport Management International (SMI) which belongs to the Magna Group
up to the end of 1999: Member of the Managing Board of the Sir Karl Popper Foundation, still a member
2000 Federal Minister of Finance

Austrian Governor at international organisations:
World Bank Group
Asian Development Bank
Inter-American Development Bank
Inter-American Investment Corporation
African Development Bank
African Development Fund
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
European Investment Bank