Klaudia Tanner

Klaudia Tanner (born 2 May 1970) is an Austrian politician of the People's Party (ÖVP) who has been serving as Minister of Defense in the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz since January 2020.[1][2] From 2011 to 2020 she worked as the General Manager of Austrias political farmers' association.

Klaudia Tanner
Minister of Defense
Assumed office
7 January 2020
ChancellorSebastian Kurz
Preceded byThomas Starlinger
Personal details
Born (1970-05-02) 2 May 1970
Scheibbs, Lower Austria, Austria
Political partyPeople's Party
EducationUniversity of Vienna

Personal life

Tanner was born in the small town of Scheibbs in Lower Austria, her residence is in the Marktgemeinde Gresten. She is married and has a daughter.

Political career

Tanner was appointed as Minister of Defense by Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurz, making her the first woman to hold the position.[3][4] Under Tanner’s leadership, Austria ordered 18 Leonardo AW169M helicopters in a deal with Italy in September 2020, replacing its fleet of 50-year-old Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopters.[5]

References
  1. "Klaudia Tanner wird Verteidigungsministerin". noe.ORF.at (in German). 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  2. Oy, I.-Mediat. "Itävallan uusi hallitus vannoi virkavalansa, Kurzista jälleen maailman nuorin pääministeri ohi Marinin". Ilkka (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  3. "Austria: Kurz sworn in as chancellor, completing comeback". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  4. Berlin, Derek Scally in. "Untested Conservative-Green coalition takes office in Austria". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  5. Francois Murphy (September 21, 2020), Austria ordering 18 Leonardo helicopters in deal with Italy Reuters.


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