Reinhold Einwallner (born 13 May 1973) is an

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

n politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Vorarlberg since November 2017. He was a member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg from October 2014 to October 2017 and a member of the Federal Council from October 2004 to October 2009. Einwallner was born on 13 May 1973 in

Bruck an der Mur Bruck an der Mur () is a city of some 15,970 people located in the district Bruck-Mürzzuschlag, in the Austrian state of Styria. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Mur and Mürz. Its manufacturing includes metal products and paper. ...

. He trained to be an optician at a

vocational school A vocational school (alternatively known as a trade school, or technical school), is a type of educational institution, which, depending on the country, may refer to either secondary education#List of tech ed skills, secondary or post-secondar ...

from 1988 to 1992 before studying

optometry Optometry is the healthcare practice concerned with examining the eyes for visual defects, prescribing corrective lenses, and detecting eye abnormalities. In the United States and Canada, optometrists are those that hold a post-baccalaureate f ...

at a higher technical college in Hall in Tirol from 1994 to 1997. He has been working as an optician since 1997 and has owned his own business since 2003. He was a member of the

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...

s in Hörbranz (2000 to 2015) and Bregenz (since 2020). He has held various positions in the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ)'s

Vorarlberg Vorarlberg ( ; ; , , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Austria. It has the second-smallest geographical area after Vienna and, although it also has the second-smallest population, it is the state with the second-highest popu ...

branch and at the federal level. Einwallner was appointed to the Federal Council by the Landtag of Vorarlberg following the 2004 state election. He was elected to the Landtag of Vorarlberg at the 2014 state election. He was elected to the National Council at the 2017 legislative election. Einwallner is married and has one child.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Einwallner, Reinhold 1973 births Living people Members of the 26th National Council (Austria) Members of the 27th National Council (Austria) Members of the Federal Council (Austria) Members of the Landtag of Vorarlberg Opticians People from Bregenz Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians