Roland Baumann
Austrian politician (born 1992)
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Roland Baumann (born 19 November 1992) is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council.[1] A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Greater Linz since October 2024.
Roland Baumann | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2024 | |
| Constituency | Greater Linz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1992 Rohrbach-Berg, Austria |
| Party | Social Democratic Party |
Baumann was born on 19 November 1992 in Rohrbach-Berg and grew up in Hofkirchen im Mühlkreis.[1][2] He was an apprentice mechanical engineer at Voestalpine in Linz from 2009 to 2013 and has worked there since then.[1] He has been a member of the works council at Voestalpine since 2017.[3][4] He also trained at the Chamber for Workers and Employees (AK) for Upper Austria, in the Future Academy (2016–2017) and in the Social Academy (2019–2020).[1]
Baumann has been active in politics since his youth and in 2013 became chairman of the youth wing of the PRO-GE trade union in Upper Austria.[2] He has been a member of the municipal council in Linz since 2021.[3][5] He was elected to the National Council at the 2024 legislative election.[1]
| Election | Electoral district | Party | Votes | % | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 legislative[6] | Greater Linz | Social Democratic Party | 3,298 | 7.05% | Elected | |
| 2024 legislative[7] | Upper Austria | Social Democratic Party | 346 | 0.20% | Not elected | |
