New VwGH President: Van der Bellen Conducted the Swearing-In Ceremony

Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen inaugurated Albert Posch, the former head of the Constitutional Service, as the new President of the Administrative Court (VwGH) on Thursday. His deputy, VwGH judge Bettina Maurer-Kober, was also appointed. "The VwGH guarantees legal certainty for citizens in dealing with the administration - and thus forms a central pillar of our constitutional state," the President stated in a press release.

Posch Succeeds Thienel as VwGH President

The new appointments were necessary because VwGH President Rudolf Thienel retired and his deputy Anna Sporrer joined the government as SPÖ Justice Minister. According to the coalition agreement, Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) had the right to nominate the president. Unlike his predecessors, Posch has no experience as a judge - both the long-serving VwGH President Clemens Jabloner (who also moved from the Constitutional Service to the VwGH) and Thienel served as vice presidents before being appointed president. Posch spent most of his career in the Constitutional Service, and in between, he was, among other roles, the chief of staff for former Finance Minister Gernot Blümel (ÖVP).

His future deputy Maurer-Kober is already a councilor at the VwGH. Conveniently, the right to propose Sporrer's successor also fell to Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler (SPÖ) according to the coalition agreement.

(APA/Red)

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