Christian Sagartz
Austrian politician (born 1981)
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Christian Sagartz (born 1981) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament from 2020 to 2024. Currently he is serving as a member of the Landtag.
Christian Sagartz | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Austria | |
| In office 23 January 2020 – 2024 | |
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| Born | 16 January 1981 |
| Party |  Austrian People's Party  European People's Party |
Early life and education
Sagartz attended University of Vienna, where he earned a BA in political science (2006–2010) and a master's degree in political consultancy (2010–2012).[1]
Political career
Sagartz holds several positions in Pöttsching: councillor (since 2002), vice-mayor (since 2007), and chairman of the town's party in 2006. He was the Burgenland chairman of Young People's Party from 2002 to 2008 and became chairman of the Mattersburg district chapter in 2010. He became a member of the Landtag on 25 October 2005.[2]
Member of the European Parliament, 2020–2024
Sagartz was a Member of the European Parliament from 2020 to 2024. In Parliament, he served on the Committee on Development, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, and the Special Committee on Beating Cancer. He was also vice-chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights.
In addition to his committee assignments, Sagartz was a substitute member of the delegations to the EU–Albania Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee, the EU–Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee, the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, and for relations with South Africa.
His parliamentary work focused on combating cancer, addressing illegal migration, and strengthening EU–Western Balkans relations. He was also responsible for the Parliament's annual report on North Macedonia.