Wolfgang Schüssel

Wolfgang Schüssel is an Austrian politician. He was Chancellor of Austria for two consecutive terms from February 2000 to January 2007. While being recognised as a rare example of an active reformer in contemporary Austrian politics, his governments were also highly controversial from the beginning, starting with the fact that he formed a coalition government with Jörg Haider's Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) on both occasions. In 2011, he retired from being an active member of parliament due to a multitude of charges of corruption against members of his governments.

7 June 1945

Born on the same birth day (7 June): Amelia Edwards • Bill Hader • Bill Prady • Bones Ely • Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia • Ester Claesson • James J. Braddock • Jessica Tandy • Louise Erdrich • Michael Cera • Paul Gauguin • Robert S. Mulliken • Roelof Klein • Yuli Turovsky

Born in the same month (June 1945): André Lacroix (ice hockey) • Betty Stöve • Daniel Topolski • Hale Irwin • Miriam Defensor Santiago • Rainer Brüderle