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Brigitte Bierlein

1949 - 2024

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Brigitte Bierlein (Austrian German: [briˈɡɪtɛ ˈbiːɐ̯laɪn]; 25 June 1949 – 3 June 2024) was an Austrian jurist who served as President of the Constitutional Court from 2018 to 2019 and as Chancellor of Austria from 2019 to 2020. An independent, she was the first woman to hold either office. Bierlein served as the advocate general of the Procurator's Office – essentially the country's chief public prosecutor – from 1990 to 2002, as well as a member of the executive board of the International Association of Prosecutors from 2001 to 2003. In 2003, Bierlein was made a member and the vice president of the Constitutional Court. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brigitte Bierlein is the 5,682nd most popular politician (up from 5,931st in 2019), the 341st most popular biography from Austria (up from 372nd in 2019) and the 108th most popular Austrian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Brigitte Bierlein ranks 5,682 out of 19,576. Before her are Giovanni Sforza, Adolf Schärf, Evagoras I, Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois, Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen, and Margaret of Brabant. After her are Ernst von Weizsäcker, Princess Anna of Prussia, Bohemond VII of Antioch, Hiram Bingham III, Liamine Zéroual, and Mahmoud Jibril.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Brigitte Bierlein ranks 110. Before her are Angie Bowie, Josip Bozanić, Walid Jumblatt, Valentina Matviyenko, Göran Persson, and Ward Cunningham. After her are Queen Aishwarya of Nepal, Fernando Collor de Mello, Valeriy Borzov, Jack Reed, Paloma Picasso, and Michio Yasuda. Among people deceased in 2024, Brigitte Bierlein ranks 104. Before her are Frank Stella, Hage Geingob, Dries van Agt, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Bob Newhart, and Sérgio Mendes. After her are Maryse Condé, Roger Corman, Jerzy Stuhr, Zvi Zamir, Federico Mayor Zaragoza, and Jack Jones.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Brigitte Bierlein ranks 341 out of 1,424. Before her are Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria (1801), Felix Baumgartner (1969), Joe Zawinul (1932), Friedrich Gulda (1930), Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793), and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria (1878). After her are Archduchess Barbara of Austria (1539), Hermann Buhl (1924), Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este (1915), Christine Nöstlinger (1936), Maria Leopoldine of Austria (1632), and Toni Sailer (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Brigitte Bierlein ranks 108. Before her are Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (1432), Claudia Felicitas of Austria (1653), Agnes of Austria (1151), Max Adler (1873), Adam Albert von Neipperg (1775), and Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria (1801). After her are Archduchess Barbara of Austria (1539), Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este (1915), Maria Leopoldine of Austria (1632), Frederick III, Duke of Austria (1347), Frederick I, Margrave of Baden (1249), and Franz Jonas (1899).

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