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Jörg Leichtfried

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Education
Career
Political career
Early beginnings Member of the European Parliament, 2004–2015 Federal Minister of Transport, 2016–2017
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| name = Jörg Leichtfried
| image = Jörg Leichtfried (2016).jpg
| office = Minister of Transport, Innovation
and Technology
| chancellor = Christian Kern
| term_start = 18 May 2016
| term_end = 18 December 2017
| predecessor = Gerald Klug
| successor = Norbert Hofer
| office1 = Councilor for Transport, Innovation and Technology of Styria
| term_start1 = 23 June 2015
| term_end1 = 18 May 2016
| governor1 = Franz Voves
| predecessor1 = Gerhard Kurzmann
| successor1 = Anton Lang
| office2 = Member of the European Parliament
| term_start2 = 13 June 2004
| term_end2 = 23 June 2015
| constituency2 = Austria
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|06|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bruck an der Mur, Austria
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Social Democratic Party of Austria
Party of European Socialists
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Jörg Leichtfried (born 18 June 1967 in Bruck an der Mur, Styria) is an Austrian politician who served as Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology in the government of Chancellor Christian Kern.

Education

Studied jurisprudence (graduated 1994)

Career

1995-1999: Legal officer, Styrian Chamber of Labour
1998-2004: Departmental head, citizens' advice service, Bruck and der Mur's City council

Political career

Early beginnings

1994-2000: Regional Vice-Chairman of the Styria Young Socialists
1999: Austrian Parliament candidate, Styria Young Socialists
2000-2002: Federal Chairman of the Austrian Young Socialists
since 2000: Regional Party Vice-Chairman of the Styria SPÖ

Member of the European Parliament, 2004–2015

Leichtfried was first elected a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the SPÖ, part of the Socialist Group, in the 2004 European elections. During his time in parliament, he serveds on the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism. In this capacity, he was the Parliament’s rapporteur on the European Aviation Safety Agency (2007) and on the cross-border admission of heavy haulers (2014), among other dossiers.^[1]

In addition, Leichtfried was a substitute for the Committee on International Trade, a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America. He was also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals and of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Digital Agenda.^[2]

Federal Minister of Transport, 2016–2017

In May 2016, incoming Chancellor Christian Kern appointed Leichtfried as Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology.

Under his leadership, Austria announced plans in March 2017 to file a legal challenge at the European Court of Justice against plans by Germany to introduce a road toll for foreign-registered cars using German highways.^[3]

References

1. ^Lorraine Mallinder (17 October 2007), Aviation agency stuck on runway European Voice.
2. ^[https://digitalagendaintergroup.eu/members/ Members] European Parliament Intergroup on the Digital Agenda.
3. ^Kirsti Knolle, Francois Murphy, Michelle Martin and Paul Carrel (31 March 2017), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-transportation-toll-austria-idUSKBN17219X Austria to file legal challenge against German highway toll] Reuters.

External links

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{{Declaration of financial interests of the 6th term|28251_28-06-2004.PDF|de}}

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