What is Werner Faymann?
[[File:Werner Faymann 2015.jpg|thumb|Werner Faymann]] '''Werner Faymann''' (born 4 May [[1960]] in [[Vienna]]) is an [[Austrian]] politician. He belongs to the [[Social Democratic Party of Austria]]. He was transport, innovation and technology minister from 2007 to 2008. His party won the elections of the National Assembly in 2008. As a result he was the Federal [[Chancellor of Austria]] from 2008 to 2016.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/10/world/europe/austrian-chancellor-werner-faymann-resign.html Austrian Chancellor, Werner Faymann, Resigns as Right Wing Rises] May 9, 2016</ref> He was succeeded by [[Christian Kern]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.austria.gv.at/site/3331/default.aspx Homepage of the Austrian Chancellor] {{DEFAULTSORT:Faymann, Werner}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Chancellors of Austria]] [[Category:Government ministers of Austria]] [[Category:Politicians from Vienna]]