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Austrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of Austria and president of the Austrian constitutional court (1949–2024)

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Brigitte Bierlein was an Austrian lawyer and judge who led the country as federal chancellor and previously served as president of Austria's constitutional court. She matters because she held two of the highest positions in the Austrian government and judiciary during important periods in the country's recent history.

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1949-06-25
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2024-06-03
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Brigitte Bierlein ( Austrian German: [briˈɡɪtɛ ˈbiːɐ̯laɪn]; 25 June 1949 – 3 June 2024) was an Austrian jurist who served as President of the Constitutional Court from 2018 to 2019 and as Chancellor of Austria from 2019 to 2020. An independent, she was the first woman to hold either office.

Bierlein served as the advocate general of the Procurator's Office – essentially the country's chief public prosecutor – from 1990 to 2002, as well as a member of the executive board of the International Association of Prosecutors from 2001 to 2003. In 2003, Bierlein was made a member and the vice president of the Constitutional Court.

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