Directorate General I and III

Christian Weissenburger
Head of the Executive Committee and International Affairs Directorate General and Interim Head of the Innovation and Technology Directorate General

Assistant

Petra Gartner,
Phone: +43 (0) 1 71162-651001

Career

Since 29 January 2020: Head of Directorate General I/Coordination and
Interim Head of Directorate General III – Innovation and Technology
in the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK)

• 2003–2020: Head of Directorate General I/Coordination in the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT)
• 1999–2003: Head of Directorate General II/Infrastructure in the BMVIT
• 1998–1999: Head of the Telecommunication Policy Division in the Federal Ministry for Science and Transport
• 1997–1999: Federal Ministry for Science and Transport/Head of Office for the Federal Minister
• 1995–1997: Federal Ministry of the Interior/Head of Office for the Federal Minister
• 1990–1995: Federal Chancellery/Head of Office for the State Secretary for Civil Service
• 1988–1990: Federal Chancellery/Legal Division
• 1987–1988: Federal Chancellery/Personnel Division
• 1985–1987: DDSG/Legal

Education

• 1965–1969: Primary school in Vienna
• 1969–1977: Liberal arts secondary school in Vienna’s third district
• 1977–1985: Study of law; employed at Municipal Department 12 and a photography company
• 1982: Military service
• 1985: Court internship

Other information

2009: Gold Medal of Honour of the Province of Styria