Michael Linhart | |
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![]() Linhart in 2021 | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 11 October 2021 – 6 December 2021 | |
Chancellor | Alexander Schallenberg |
Preceded by | Alexander Schallenberg |
Succeeded by | Alexander Schallenberg |
Secretary-General at the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs | |
In office 2 December 2013 – 1 June 2018 | |
Minister | Michael Spindelegger Sebastian Kurz Karin Kneissl |
Preceded by | Johannes Kyrle |
Succeeded by | Johannes Peterlik |
Managing Director of the Austrian Development Agency | |
In office 2003–2007 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Brigitte Öppinger-Walchshofer |
Personal details | |
Born | Ankara, Turkey | 31 August 1958
Education | University of Salzburg University of Vienna |
Michael Linhart (German pronunciation: [ˈmɪçaːʔeːl ˈlɪnhaʁt]; born 31 August 1958) is an Austrian diplomat and politician who was appointed as the new Austrian Ambassador at Berlin on 15 December 2021. Before that, he served as minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Austria in the Schallenberg government from 11 October to 6 December 2021, ambassador of the Republic of Austria to France from 2018 to 2021 and Secretary-General at the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018.