Government Declaration by Chancellor Brigitte Bierlein

PeopleOther ♦ Published: June 3, 2019; 14:02 ♦ (Vindobona)

The first female Federal Chancellor of Austria, Brigitte Bierlein, addressed herself after her inauguration in a short statement "to all Austrians and all people living in our country".

Brigitte Bierlein: Government Declaration / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Andy Wenzel

Chancellor Bierlein will strive for trust.

She is aware of the responsibility of her office and accepts it in humility.

She confirmed the undisputed expertise of all members of the government.

In a gesture of transparency, she said the government was always ready to make the expertise of the ministries available to all parliamentarians.

However, she…