Roland Baumann (born 19 November 1992) is an

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n politician and member of the National Council. A member of the

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, he has represented Greater Linz since October 2024. Baumann was born on 19 November 1992 in Rohrbach-Berg and grew up in Hofkirchen im Mühlkreis. He was an

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Voestalpine Voestalpine AG – stylized as voestalpine – is an Austrian steel-based technology and capital goods group based in Linz, Austria. The company is active in steel, automotive, railway systems, profilform and tool steel industries. As of 201 ...

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from 2009 to 2013 and has worked there since then. He has been a member of the

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at Voestalpine since 2017. He also trained at the Chamber for Workers and Employees (AK) for

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, in the Future Academy (2016–2017) and in the Social Academy (2019–2020). Baumann has been active in politics since his youth and in 2013 became chairman of the youth wing of the PRO-GE trade union in Upper Austria. He has been a member of the

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in Linz since 2021. He was elected to the National Council at the 2024 legislative election.

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1992 births Austrian city councillors Austrian trade unionists Living people Members of the 28th National Council (Austria) People from Linz Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians {{Austria-politician-stub