Eduard Müller (Austrian politician)

Eduard Müller (born 31 August 1962)[1] is an Austrian politician and author. He served as Minister of Finance in 2019. He also managed the Ministry of Civil Service and Sports.

Eduard Müller
Eduard Müller (2019)
23rd Minister of Finance of Austria
In office
3 June 2019 – 7 January 2020
Appointed byAlexander Van der Bellen
ChancellorBrigitte Bierlein
Preceded byHartwig Löger
Succeeded byGernot Blümel
3rd Minister of Civil Service and Sports (Austria)
In office
3 June 2019 – 7 January 2020
ChancellorBrigitte Bierlein
Preceded byJuliane Bogner-Strauß
Succeeded byWerner Kogler
Personal details
Born (1962-08-31) 31 August 1962
Oberwart, Burgenland, Austria
EducationUniversity of Hagen

Life

Müller was born in Oberwart and attended elementary school in Rumpersdorf before attending Handelsakademie, a vocational high school for business and commerce. He graduated from Handelsakademie in 1981 and worked as a tax inspector in Oberwart until 1994.[1] He began his studies at the University of Hagen with a major in economics. He received a Diplom-Kaufmann in 1994 and a Master of Business Administration in 2012.[1][2][3][4]

In 1994 he moved to the Financial Directorate in Vienna and then to the Ministry of Finance in 1997.[1] From 2001 to 2005 he was the leader of the project to reform the Ministry of Finance, and from 2002 to 2013 he led the Tax and Customs Administration in the Ministry of Finance.[3] In November 2013 he became the managing director of Linde Publishing for whom he authored a number of specialist publications on tax law such as the SteuerSparBuch (Tax Savings Book) for those paying payroll tax or who are self-employed.[5] He returned to the Ministry of Finance in October 2015 when then-Finance Minister Hans Jörg Schelling made him Section Chief.[6] That same year he served as chair of the federal examination board for auditors and tax professionals as well as Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance.[7]

Eduard Müller (left) at his swearing-in with Austrian president Alexander Van der Bellen (2019)

Since 3 June 2019 Müller has been serving as Austria's minister of finance in the Bierlein government. He is also tasked with managing the Ministry of Civil Service and Sports.[8]

Other activities

European Union organizations

International organizations

Non-profit organizations

Personal life

His brother, Wilhelm Müller, is mayor of Weiden bei Rechnitz.[17]

References
  1. Karin, Pollack (2016). The Reformer [Der Reformer] (PDF). OeGWT. p. 8. ISSN 2078-3957. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. Michael Strini: Eduard Müller wurde als Experte mit dem Finanzministerium betraut.
  3. "Vortrag2016_Finanz4.0 – Controller-Forum". www.controller-forum.org.
  4. "BMF – Zentralleitung". www.bmf.gv.at.
  5. "Top-Manager des BMF verstärkt den Linde Verlag". OTS.at.
  6. "Vor Fekter geflüchtet, von Schelling zurückgeholt". kurier.at.
  7. "Die neuen Minister im Kurzportrait". nachrichten.at.
  8. "Finanzminister Dipl.-Kfm. Eduard Müller, MBA" (in German). Bundesministerium für Finanzen. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  9. Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
  10. Board of Governors: Eduard Müller European Stability Mechanism.
  11. Board of Governors Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
  12. Board of Governors Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC).
  13. Chair Joint World Bank-IMF Development Committee.
  14. Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
  15. Board of Governors World Bank.
  16. Board of Trustees National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism.
  17. "Porträt: Wer ist Eduard Müller?" (in German). 16 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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