Johannes Hahn

Johannes has held various management functions in different sectors of the Austrian economy and industry, including as CEO of Novomatic AG for 5 years. Between 1992 and 1997 he was Executive Director of the Austrian People’s Party office in Vienna, becoming Deputy Chairman of the Party in 2002 and Chairman in 2005. A member of the Regional Parliament of Vienna from 1996 to 2003, he became Federal Minister for Science and Research in 2007. He was the European Commissioner for Regional Policy from 2010 to 2014, and since November 2014 he is the Commissioner in charge of the EU’s Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations.