Christoph Matznetter (born 8 June 1959 in

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) is an

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n politician. He has been a member of the Austrian Parliament since 2002. His service in parliament was interrupted by a brief tenure from 2007 to 2008 as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance. He is a member of the

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Education and Professional Career

From 1978 to 1982, Matznetter studied

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at the

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, where he graduated with a master's degree. During his studies he apprenticed as an accountant, and in 1985 took the examinations to become a certified public accountant. From 1985 to 2004 he was managing director of Merkur-Treuhand Wirtschaftstreuhand- und Steuerberatungsges.m.b.H. In 2001, Matznetter resumed his academic studies at the

, where he earned a Ph.D. in 2002. His dissertation focuses on EU tax policy and EU tax law.

Political career

From November 2002 until January 2007 he was a Member of Parliament and speaker for Financial and Budget Affairs of the Social Democratic Parliamentary Fraction. Since June 2005 he is president of the Social Democratic Association for Enterprises and Entrepreneurs. In January 2007 he was appointed as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance in the first government of

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. Minister of Finance was Wilhelm Molterer, head of the conservative

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the coalition partner of the Social Democrats in this government. With the inauguration of the new government of

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in December 2008, 2nd Christoph Matznetter returned as Member and speaker for Economic Affairs of the Social Democratic Parliamentary Fraction in the Austrian Parliament. Since January 2009 he is also vice-president of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. Since September 20, 2023, Matznetter has been chairman of the parliament's foreign policy committee.

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Federal Ministry of Finance - The State Secretary
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