Sebastian Kurz is an Austrian politician who is currently serving his second term as the Chancellor of Austria and is the chairman of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He previously served his first term from December 2017 to May 2019 before being ousted following a 'motion of no confidence' in the wake of the Ibiza-gate scandal involving his coalition partners from the Freedom Party. He was the Foreign Minister of Austria for four years and State Secretary of the Interior for Integration for over two years. Prior to his successful run for the Viennese State Diet in 2010, he was a longtime member of the Young People's Party (JVP) and remained its chairman for nearly a decade. He is the youngest chancellor in Austrian history and the youngest head of government in the world. His unprecedented coalition government of the centre-right ÖVP and the centre-left The Greens has the potential of ushering a new type of politics throughout Europe. Known for his immigration and social policies, he is considered the face of the traditional conservative movement in Austria, as well as Europe. He was instrumental in the closure of the Western Balkan route blocking refugee influx into Europe.
