Alexander Pröll
Austrian politician (born 1990)
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Alexander Pröll (born 24 May 1990) is an Austrian politician serving as secretary general of the People's Party since 2025.[1] From 2022 to 2025, he served as federal managing director of the party.[2]
Alexander Pröll | |
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Pröll in 2026 | |
| Secretary General of the Austrian People's Party | |
| Assumed office 5 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Christian Stocker |
| In office 10 September 2022 – 23 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Laura Sachslehner |
| Succeeded by | Christian Stocker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1990 |
| Party | People's |
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| Relatives | Erwin Pröll (great-uncle) |
| Alma mater | Vienna University of Economics and Business |
Early life and career
Pröll is the son of Josef Pröll, and the great-nephew of Erwin Pröll.[3] In 2015, he opened the Jägerball alongside his girlfriend.[4] He graduated from the Vienna University of Economics and Business with a master's degree in economic law.[5] From 2018 to 2019, he served as chief of staff to People's Party secretary general Karl Nehammer.[6] He began working for federal chancellor Sebastian Kurz in 2020, and later worked for Kurz's successors Alexander Schallenberg and Karl Nehammer.[7]
In December 2021, Pröll was appointed federal managing director of the People's Party.[8] He took office in January 2022 and was responsible for the party's internal organisation.[9] In September 2022, he became the interim secretary general of the party following the resignation of Laura Sachslehner.[10] He retained his position as federal managing director following the appointment of Christian Stocker as secretary general.[11] Since 2023, he has been a board member of FK Austria Wien.[12] In the 2024 legislative election, he was a candidate for member of the National Council in 19th position on the federal party list.[13]