Douglas Hoyos

Douglas Hoyos-Trauttmansdorff (born 8 September 1990) is an Austrian politician of NEOS – The New Austria. He has served as a member of the National Council since 2017 and general-secretary of NEOS since 2021. Previously, he was president of the party's youth branch, JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS, from 2014 to 2019.[1]

Douglas Hoyos-Trauttmansdorff
General-Secretary of NEOS – The New Austria
Assumed office
1 August 2021
Preceded byNikola Donig
Member of the National Council
Assumed office
9 November 2017
ConstituencyFederal list
President of the JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS
In office
2014 – 2 November 2019
Preceded byNikolaus Scherak
Succeeded byAnna Stürgkh
Personal details
Born (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990
Klagenfurt, Austria
Political partyNEOS – The New Austria

Biography

Douglas Hoyos-Trauttmansdorff is a member of the Hoyos family. He studied economics at the Vienna University of Economics from 2010.[2] Before 2017, he worked as a project manager at NEOS and a forestry company.[3]

In 2012, Hoyos was elected as General-Secretary of JuLis – Young Liberals Austria, a liberal youth organisation. He played a leading role in the integration of JuLis as the official youth branch of NEOS. In 2014, he was elected president of JuLis, now renamed as JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS. He left office in 2019.[1]

He was elected to the National Council on the NEOS federal list in the 2017 federal election. In 2021, he was elected general-secretary of NEOS.[4]

References
  1. "Douglas Hoyos-Trauttmansdorff". National Council (in German). 6 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. Douglas Hoyos-Trauttmansdorff at www.parlament.gv (ger)
  3. NEOS, Douglas Hoyos, Biography (ger)
  4. "Meinl-Reisinger re-elected as Neos chairwoman". Die Presse (in German). 19 June 2021.
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