Brigitte Bierlein

Brigitte Bierlein
Chancellor of Austria
In office 3 June 2019 – 7 January 2020
President	Alexander Van der Bellen
Deputy	Clemens Jabloner
Preceded by	Sebastian Kurz
Succeeded by	Sebastian Kurz
President of the Constitutional Court
In office 23 February 2018 – 3 June 2019
Nominated by	Kurz cabinet
Vice President	Christoph Grabenwarter
Preceded by	Gerhart Holzinger
Succeeded by	Christoph Grabenwarter
Vice President of the Constitutional Court
In office 1 January 2003 – 22 February 2018
Nominated by	Schüssel cabinet
President	Karl Korinek Gerhart Holzinger
Preceded by	Karl Korinek
Succeeded by	Christoph Grabenwarter
Personal details
Born	(1949-06-25)25 June 1949 Vienna, Allied-occupied Austria
Died	3 June 2024(2024-06-03) (aged 74) Vienna, Austria
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University of Vienna
Website	Chancellery website Parliament website Constitutional Court

Brigitte Bierlein (25 June 1949 – 3 June 2024) was an Austrian jurist. Bierlein was the Chancellor of Austria from 3 June 2019 to 7 January 2020. She was the advocate general of the Procurator's Office from 1990 to 2002, and a member of the executive board of the International Association of Prosecutors from 2001 to 2003.

In 2003, Bierlein was made a member of the Austrian Constitutional Court. Since January 2018, she has been its president, the first woman to hold this position.

She was made temporary Chancellor until the next national elections in September 2019 and is the first woman in this role in Austria.

Bierlein was born on 25 June 1949 in Vienna.

Bierlein died on 3 June 2024 in Vienna from a short-illness at the age of 74.