Austrian diplomat, journalist, and politician (born 1965)
Karin Kneissl
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 18 December 2017 – 3 June 2019
Chancellor
Sebastian Kurz
Preceded by
Sebastian Kurz
Succeeded by
Alexander Schallenberg
Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
In office 18 December 2017 – 31 December 2017
Preceded by
Sebastian Kurz
Succeeded by
Angelino Alfano
Personal details
Born
(1965-01-18) 18 January 1965 (age 59) Vienna, Austria
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Wolfgang Meilinger
(m. 2018)
Alma mater
University of Vienna École nationale d'administration
Karin Kneissl (born 18 January 1965) is an Austrian diplomat, journalist, and politician, having served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2017 and 2019. Prior to assuming her government position, she was a lecturer.
Kneissl has advocated for closer relations with Russia and has a close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.[1]
^Chiappa, Claudia (16 August 2023). "Austria's Putin ally says Russia better for holidays than Seychelles, Maldives". Politico Europe. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
KarinKneissl (born 18 January 1965) is an Austrian diplomat, journalist, and politician, having served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2017 and...
down as foreign minister to become chancellor. He was succeeded by KarinKneissl of the FPÖ. In 2016, several news outlets speculated that Kurz would...
department of the foreign ministry. On 3 June 2019, Schallenberg succeeded KarinKneissl as foreign minister of Austria. He maintained his position as part of...
Russian Railways respectively. Additionally, former foreign minister KarinKneissl joined Rosneft, as well as began writing for RT as an opinion columnist...
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holding key positions in the Russian state-owned companies (such as KarinKneissl and Gerhard Schröder), also proposed by the ACF. The ACF urged its supporters...
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left to right: 1 Abid Shamdeen 2 Nadia Murad 3 Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein 4 KarinKneissl 5 Michael O'Flaherty 6 Hauwa Ibrahim 7 Max Schrems 8 Susana Chiarotti...
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represented the FPÖ in the Kurz administration. Minister of Foreign Affairs KarinKneissl was appointed by the FPÖ but was not a member of the party. JETZT announced...
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candidates. On 19 January 2016, author and Middle East/migration pundit KarinKneissl was mentioned as being recruited by the FPÖ to run, which she quickly...
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December 2013 – 1 June 2018 Minister Michael Spindelegger Sebastian Kurz KarinKneissl Preceded by Johannes Kyrle Succeeded by Johannes Peterlik Managing Director...
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