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COVER NOTE From: General Secretariat of the Council To: Delegations Subject: Nomination of Mr Johannes HAHN as Member of the

Delegations will find attached a translation of a letter from Ms , Federal Chancellor of , nominating Mr Johannes HAHN as Member of the European Commission.

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Federal Chancellery bundeskanzleramt.gv.at

Dr Brigitte Bierlein Federal Chancellor

Ballhausplatz 2, 1010 , Austria

Mr Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen

Council of the Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel Belgique/België IM 008325 2019 23 July 2019 Nomination of the Austrian member of the College of Commissioners for the term of office from 2019 to 2024 Vienna, 22 July 2019

Dear Mr Tranholm-Mikkelsen,

I am pleased to inform you that the Austrian Federal Government, in agreement with the Main Committee of the National Council, has recently nominated Dr Johannes Hahn, currently Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, for the position of member of the College of Commissioners for the period from 1 November 2019 to 31 October 2024. (Complimentary close)

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Dr Johannes Hahn

Born on OMISSIS in OMISSIS, Austria. Political career

x November 2014 - present: for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations x 2010-2014: European Commissioner for Regional Policy x 2007-2010: Federal Minister for Science and Research (December 2008 to January 2009: responsible for managing the Federal Ministry of Justice) x 2003-2007: Member of the Vienna City Senate x 1996-2003: Member of the Vienna Provincial Parliament

Career history

x 1997-2003: Board member, later CEO of Novomatic AG x 1992-1997: Secretary of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) in Vienna x 1989-1992: Managerial positions in various areas of Austrian industry x 1987-1989: Secretary General of the Austrian Managers Association x 1985-1987: Employee in the Federation of Austrian Industries x 1983-1985: Employee in the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Education

x 1987: Doctorate in philosophy from the x 1975: School-leaving examination

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