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Curriculum Vitae of Gerald Klug, Minister of Defence and Sports

Gerald Klug is Minister of Defence and Sports.

Address: Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports, Rossauer Lände 1, 1090 Vienna

Tel.: +43(0)50201/10-20000

Born: 13 November 1968, Graz

Job: Federal Minister of Defence and Sports

Deputy Head of the Social Democratic Parliamentary Party - Parliamentary Party of the Social Democratic Members of the National Council, Federal Council and the European Parliament
Chief Whip of the Social Democratic Party in the Federal Council 30 November 2010 - 10 March 2013
Member of the Federal Party Executive Committee and the Federal Party Presidium of the Social Democratic Party
Member of the Executive Committe of the Chamber of Labour for Styria since 2005
Member of the Supervisory Board of the Chamber of Labour for Styria 2000-2005
Substitute Member of the General Assembly of the Federal Chamber of Labour
Member of the Provincial Directorate of the Styrian Employment Office 2003-2005
Substitute Member of the General Assembly of the Provincial Health Insurance Fund for Styria 2004-2005

Skilled worker (lathe operator) – Company Siemens Mobility 1987-1990
Member of Trade Union proge since 1984
Secretary of the Trade Union proge since 1990
Lay Judge at the Court of Appeal in Graz since 2000
Member of the Independent Financial Tribunal of the Graz Regional Financial Directorate 2001-2011
National Service 1987-1988

Read Law at Karl-Franzens-University in Graz (academic degree: Mag. Iur.) 1992-2001
Academy for Social Studies of the Chamber of Labour at Mödling 1989-1990
Otto-Möbes-Academy in Graz 1989
Vocational School (lathe operator) 1984-1987
Technical College at Graz-Gösting 1983-1984
Secondary Modern School at Stainz 1979-1983
Primary School at Stainz 1975-1979