Werner Kogler | |
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![]() Kogler in 2023 | |
Vice Chancellor of Austria | |
In office 7 January 2020 – 2 October 2024[1] | |
Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz Alexander Schallenberg Karl Nehammer |
Preceded by | Clemens Jabloner |
Succeeded by | Andreas Babler |
Minister for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport | |
In office 7 January 2020 – 3 March 2025 | |
Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz Alexander Schallenberg Karl Nehammer |
Preceded by | Eduard Müller |
Succeeded by | Andreas Babler |
Spokesperson of the Green Party | |
Assumed office 17 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Ingrid Felipe |
Member of the National Council | |
In office 23 October 2019 – 7 January 2020 | |
Succeeded by | Heike Grebien |
Constituency | Greater Graz |
In office 29 October 1999 – 8 November 2017 | |
Constituency | 6 – Styria |
Personal details | |
Born | Hartberg, Styria, Austria | 20 November 1961
Political party | The Greens |
Alma mater | University of Graz |
Werner Kogler (German: [ˈvɛʁnɐ ˈkoːglɐ]; born 20 November 1961) is an Austrian politician of the Green Party who served as Vice-Chancellor of Austria from 2020 to 2024 and as minister for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport in the governments of chancellors Sebastian Kurz, Alexander Schallenberg, and Karl Nehammer from 2020 to 2025.
Kogler has also been serving as federal spokesman of the Green Party since October 2017. He was a member of the National Council of Austria from 1999-2017 and again from 2019.