Farnleitner, Johann#

b. Weikersdorf am Steinfeld (Lower Austria), April 5, 1939, went into politics after studying law (Austrian People's Party, OeVP), from 1964 at the Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Chamber, from 1978 head of its department of legal and trade policy, from 1982 head of the department of economic policy, from 1992-1996 Deputy Secretary-General of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, 1996-2000 Federal Minister for Economic Affairs.