Douglas Hoyos-Trauttmansdorff (German pronunciation: [ˈhoːjos ˈtʁaʊ̯tmanzdɔɐ̯f]; born 8 September 1990) is an Austrian politician of NEOS – The New Austria. He has served as a member of the National Council since 2017 and general-secretary of NEOS since 2021. Previously, he was president of the party's youth branch, JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS, from 2014 to 2019.[1]
Douglas Hoyos-Trauttmansdorff | |
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| General-Secretary of NEOS – The New Austria | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Nikola Donig |
| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 9 November 2017 | |
| Constituency | Federal list |
| President of the JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS | |
| In office 2014 – 2 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolaus Scherak |
| Succeeded by | Anna Stürgkh |
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| Born | 8 September 1990 Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Political party | NEOS – The New Austria |
Biography
editBorn into an ancient House of Hoyos, Douglas Hoyos-Trauttmansdorff is the eldest son of Austrian Count Rudolf Hoyos, Freiherr zu Stichsenstein (b. 1968) and his wife, Countess Franziska von Goëss (b. 1968).[2] He studied economics at the Vienna University of Economics from 2010.[3] Before 2017, he worked as a project manager at NEOS and a forestry company.[4]
In 2012, Hoyos was elected as General-Secretary of JuLis – Young Liberals Austria, a liberal youth organisation. He played a leading role in the integration of JuLis as the official youth branch of NEOS. In 2014, he was elected president of JuLis, now renamed as JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS. He left office in 2019.[1]
He was elected to the National Council on the NEOS federal list in the 2017 federal election. In 2021, he was elected general-secretary of NEOS.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Douglas Hoyos-Trauttmansdorff". National Council (in German). 6 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00414711&tree=LEO
- ^ Douglas Hoyos-Trauttmansdorff at www.parlament.gv (ger)
- ^ NEOS, Douglas Hoyos, Biography (ger)
- ^ "Meinl-Reisinger re-elected as Neos chairwoman". Die Presse (in German). 19 June 2021.
External links
edit- Biography, contact details and speeches since 1996 of Douglas Hoyos at the Parliament of Austria (German)
- NEOS, Douglas Hoyos, Biography
- Douglas Hoyos at www.meineabgeordneten.at