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Brigitte Bierlein

Brigitte Bierlein, former Austrian chancellor (born 1949)

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When
Monday, June 3 20242 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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Person
Brigitte Bierlein

At a glance

Born 1949-06-25; died 2024-06-03.

Known as: judge, jurist, politician, and Member of the Constitutional Court of Austria. Citizenship: Austria.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life Bierlein was unmarried and had no children. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Her long-time partner was Ernest Maurer, a retired judge, who died in 2021. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 2 ] Bierlein was a supporter of the arts. She owned contemporary paintings, although she did not consider herself a collector. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] She enjoyed skiing and sailing. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] In June 2020, Bierlein was pulled over on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.

Brigitte Bierlein was an Austrian jurist who served as President of the Constitutional Court from 2018 to 2019 and as Chancellor of Austria from 2019 to 2020. An independent, she was the first woman to hold either office.

Early life

Educated at: University of Vienna.

Early life Brigitte Bierlein was born on 25 June 1949 in Vienna during the Allied occupation of Austria . [ 1 ] Her father was a civil servant. Her mother, trained as an artist, was a homemaker. [ 2 ] She was educated at the Gymnasium Kundmanngasse, from which she graduated in 1967. [ 1 ] Bierlein originally wanted to study either art or architecture and came close to joining the University of Applied Arts . [ 3 ] However, she ultimately chose to study law instead. [ 2 ]

Path and career

Worked with / for: Austrian Federal Government.

Awards / honours: Grand Cross of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Honours Austrian honours Grand Decoration of Honor in Silver with Sash of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2005) [ 1 ] Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold with Sash of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2021) [ 2 ] Foreign honours Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2020) [ 2 ] Great Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2022) [ 2 ] ^ "Anfragebeantwortung" (PDF) .

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