Alexander Pröll

Alexander Pröll
Secretary General of the Austrian People's Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 January 2025
Preceded by	Christian Stocker
Acting
In office 10 September 2022 – 23 September 2022
Preceded by	Laura Sachslehner
Succeeded by	Christian Stocker
Personal details
Born	(1990-05-24) 24 May 1990 (age 34)
Political party	Austrian People's Party
Parent	Josef Pröll (father)
Relatives	Erwin Pröll (great-uncle)
Alma mater	Vienna University of Economics and Business

Alexander Pröll (born 24 May 1990) is an Austrian politician serving as secretary general of the People's Party since 2025.[1] From 2022 to 2025, he served as federal managing director of the party.[2]

Early life and career

Pröll is the son of Josef Pröll, and the great-nephew of Erwin Pröll.[3] In 2015, he opened the Jägerball alongside his girlfriend.[4] He graduated from the Vienna University of Economics and Business with a master's degree in economic law.[5] From 2018 to 2019, he served as chief of staff to People's Party secretary general Karl Nehammer.[6] He began working for federal chancellor Sebastian Kurz in 2020, and later worked for Kurz's successors Alexander Schallenberg and Karl Nehammer.[7]

In December 2021, Pröll was appointed federal managing director of the People's Party.[8] He took office in January 2022 and was responsible for the party's internal organisation.[9] In September 2022, he became the interim secretary general of the party following the resignation of Laura Sachslehner.[10] He retained his position as federal managing director following the appointment of Christian Stocker as secretary general.[11] Since 2023, he has been a board member of FK Austria Wien.[12] In the 2024 legislative election, he was a candidate for member of the National Council in 19th position on the federal party list.[13]

References

1. "Alexander Pröll neuer ÖVP-Generalsekretär" (in German). ORF. 5 January 2025.
2. "ÖVP ernennt Alexander Pröll zum neuen Generalsekretär". 5 Minuten (in German). 5 January 2025.
3. "Sohn von Ex-ÖVP-Chef Josef Pröll wird neuer ÖVP-Geschäftsführer". Puls 24 (in German). 21 December 2021.
4. "Halali beim Jägerball in der Wiener Hofburg". Kurier (in German). 27 January 2015.
5. "Alexander Pröll wird ÖVP-Bundesgeschäftsführer". Kleine Zeitung (in German). 21 December 2021.
6. "Alexander Pröll übernimmt Amt des ÖVP-Generalsekretärs". Österreich (in German). 10 September 2022.
7. "Wer ist Alexander Pröll? Ja, ein Verwandter …". Kleine Zeitung (in German). 5 January 2025.
8. "Neue Doppelspitze: Alexander Pröll wird Bundesgeschäftsführer neben Sachslehner". Kurier (in German). 21 December 2021.
9. "Alexander Pröll: Ein frisches Gesicht und ein alter Name für die ÖVP-Bundespartei". Der Standard (in German). 23 December 2021.
10. "Laura Sachslehner tritt mit lauter Kritik an ÖVP-Spitze als Generalsekretärin zurück". Der Standard (in German). 10 September 2022.
11. "Stocker neuer ÖVP-Generalsekretär" (in German). ORF. 23 September 2022.
12. "Nebenbei-Personalie in der ÖVP: Alexander Pröll wird Generalsekretär". Oberösterreichische Nachrichten (in German). 5 January 2025.
13. "Alexander Pröll rittert um türkise Vorzugsstimmen". Österreich (in German). 8 September 2024.