Profile: Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker-Xinhua - 新华网
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BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker will pay an official visit to China from Monday to Saturday at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker will pay an official visit to China from Monday to Saturday at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
Stocker was born in March 1960 in Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria. He holds a doctorate in law from the University of Vienna.
In 2000, he became chairman of the Austrian People's Party (OVP) in Wiener Neustadt. He also worked as deputy mayor of the city from 2000 to 2025.
From 2019 to 2025, he was a member of the National Council. He served as secretary-general of the OVP from 2022 to 2025.
In 2025, Stocker became chairman of the OVP and assumed office as chancellor in March. ■
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