Enthusiastic economist

By Tim Jones - 28.05.2009 / 05:10 CET

Thomas Wieser was awarded one of the EU's most prized economic policy posts in March, in the middle of the most serious global crisis in years.

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Curriculum Vitae

1954: Born, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
1982-84: Deputy head of export financing, International Bank für Außenhandel, Vienna
1984-85: Research work on industrial policy in Austria
1986-89: Economist at European Free Trade Association, Geneva
1989-94: Senior economist at Austrian ministry of finance
1995-99: Deputy director-general responsible for economic policies, international financial institutions and EU matters
1999-2002: Austrian director-general for international affairs, economic policy, customs and excise
2002-: Austrian director-general for economic policy and financial markets
2009-: President of the EU's Economic and Financial Committee