Alexander Van der Bellen has served as Federal President of Austria since January 2017 and was re-elected in 2022 for a second and final six-year term. He earned his doctorate at the University of Innsbruck and became Professor of Economics at the University of Vienna in 1980, later serving as Dean of its Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences. He entered national politics as a member of the National Council in 1994, led the Austrian Greens from 1997 to 2008, and later sat in the Vienna State Parliament. His work has been shaped by a long-standing commitment to environmental protection, climate action, human rights and a united Europe.