Alexander Van der Bellen (born January 18, 1944 in Vienna) is an Austrian economist and politician, chairman of the parliamentary club and federal spokesperson of the Austrian Green Party. January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. ... The Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ... An economist is someone who studies Economics. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... The Greens-Green Alternative (Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative (Grüne) in German) is a political party in the Austrian parliament. ...

Van der Bellen spent his childhood in Tyrol, and in 1962 finished Austrian gymnasium in Innsbruck. He studied economics at the University of Innsbruck and received a doctorate in 1970. From 1968 to 1970 he worked as assistant at the Institut für Finanzwissenschaft of the University of Innsbruck, and from 1972 to 1974 at the Internationales Institut für Management und Verwaltung in Berlin. He habilitated in 1975. This article is about Tyrol, the shire. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ... A gymnasium is a type of school of secondary education in parts of Europe. ... Innsbruck City Center Innsbruck (population 120,000) is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the Tyrol province. ... Economics is the social science studying production and consumption through measurable variables. ... The Leopold-Franzens-Universität, more often simply called University of Innsbruck, is one of the major Austrian universities, offering a broad range of subjects. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Berlin (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,387,404 inhabitants (as of September 2004); down from 4. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

In 1976 he was appointed professor extraordinarius at the University of Innsbruck, later went to Vienna where he taught from 1977 to 1980 as professor ordinarius for economics at the University of Vienna. Subsequently, he took over the chair for economics there. From 1990 to 1994 he was dekan of the faculty for social sciences and economics. 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... Economics is the social science studying production and consumption through measurable variables. ... The University of Vienna (German: Universität Wien) was founded in 1365 by Rudolph IV and hence named Alma mater Rudolphina. ... Economics is the social science studying production and consumption through measurable variables. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

A former member of the Austrian Social Democratic Party, Van der Bellen became Member of the National Council of Austria (Nationalrat) for the Austrian Green Party in 1994. Since 1997 he is their federal spokesperson, and since 1999 chairman of the parliamentary club of the Greens in the national council. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ... The National Council or Nationalrat is one of the two houses of the Federal Assembly, the bicameral federal parliament of the Federal Republic of Austria. ... The Greens-Green Alternative (Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative (Grüne) in German) is a political party in the Austrian parliament. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Van der Bellen is married and has two adult sons.