He was Austria's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration from 2013 to 2017. He became Europe's youngest Foreign Minister at the age of 27.[1] In May 2017 he became the chairman of theAustrian People's Party (ÖVP).
Following the2017 legislative election, the ÖVP led by Kurz secured the most seats in theNational Council, leaving it in a position to lead the next government.[2]
As Chancellor he led the federal government consisting of a coalition of the ÖVP andFPÖ parties since December 18, 2017.[3] He was removed from office on 28 May 2019 by PresidentAlexander Van der Bellen following a political scandal known as theIbiza affair.[4]
However, he returned to power in2020 following asnap election. However, theCOVID-19 pandemic disrupted his government agendas. His response to the pandemic includedlockdowns andcurfews. Many of his government officials resigned.
An investigation into the Ibiza affair and acorruption inquiry led to Kurz resigning.Alexander Schallenberg, minister for foreign affairs, replaced him as chancellor on 11 October 2021.
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