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Magnus Brunner
Official portrait, 2024
European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 December 2024
CommissionVon der Leyen II
Preceded byYlva Johansson
Minister of Finance
In office
6 December 2021 – 20 November 2024
ChancellorKarl Nehammer
Preceded byGernot Blümel
Succeeded byGunter Mayr (acting)
State Secretary for Climate Action and Energy
In office
7 January 2020 – 6 December 2021
ChancellorSebastian Kurz
Alexander Schallenberg
Member of the Federal Council
In office
1 May 2009 – 6 January 2020
Preceded byJürgen Weiss
Succeeded byChristine Schwarz-Fuchs
ConstituencyVorarlberg
Personal details
BornMagnus Oswald Brunner
(1972-05-06) 6 May 1972 (age 54)
Höchst, Vorarlberg, Austria
PartyÖVP
Alma materUniversity of Innsbruck
University of Vienna
King's College London

Magnus Oswald Brunner (German: [ˈmaɡnʊs ˈbʁʊnɐ]; born 6 May 1972) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who has been European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration since December 2024. Previously, he served as Austria's finance minister from 2021 until 2024 in the government of Chancellor Karl Nehammer.

Early life and education

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Brunner studied jurisprudence at the University of Innsbruck, the University of Vienna (Dr. iur.) and King's College London (LLM).

Political career

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In Austria

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Brunner was a member of the Federal Council for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) from 1 May 2009 until 6 January 2020.[1]

He served as state secretary (Staatssekretär) in the Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, and Technology in the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.

In Europe

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Following the 2024 European elections, the Austrian government nominated Brunner as the country's European Commissioner serving under President Ursula von der Leyen.[2] Some journalists made Brunner in part responsible for the handling of Austria's desolate finances and concluded that he was the wrong choice for the position as European Commissioner.[3][4]

In July 2025, Brunner was among several European officials declared "persona non grata" by the Government of National Stability in eastern Libya after he and the said officials held an earlier meeting with officials of the rival Government of National Unity in Tripoli.[5]

As European Commissioner, Brunner has advocated for "return hubs" in countries outside the EU for migrants who have been ordered to be deported from the EU. In 2026 he stated: "People who do not have the right to stay in the European Union must be returned effectively. (…) This is what EU citizens expect, and that is what we must deliver."[6]

In his capacity as EU Commissioner, Brunner has been involved in the implementation of the EU–India comprehensive framework of cooperation on mobility, signed in January 2026 as part of the India–European Union Free Trade Agreement.[7][8] The framework facilitates legal pathways for skilled workers, young professionals, and seasonal workers seeking employment in labour-shortage sectors across the European Union.[9] In February 2026, the European Commission established the European Legal Gateway Office in New Delhi to connect Indian talent with EU employers, a move Brunner described as a "new level of mutually beneficial cooperation."[10] In May 2026, Brunner met with India's Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, on the margins of a United Nations forum in New York to review bilateral cooperation and discuss migration and mobility governance under the framework.[7]

Brunner oversaw the entry into application of the European Pact on Migration and Asylum on 12 June 2026, describing the comprehensive reform as the beginning of a broader operational implementation process.[11] He emphasized strict compliance with the new rules, noting that the pact establishes a comprehensive and legally binding European framework for all member states, with the European Commission supporting and monitoring national implementation plans.[12]

In June 2026, amid the Ukrainian conscription crisis, Brunner presented a European Commission proposal to extend the Temporary Protection Directive, an emergency mechanism granting collective asylum to displaced persons fleeing the Russo-Ukrainian War, until March 2028. The proposal would exclude newly arriving Ukrainian men aged 23 to 60 subject to mobilization from automatic temporary protection, at the request of the Ukrainian government. Brunner stated: "This is what Ukraine has asked us to do, and this is what we are doing."[13]

Other activities

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European Union organizations

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International organizations

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Non-profit organizations

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Honours

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Brunner receiving the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein from Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein on 2 September 2024

References

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  1. ↑ "Dr. Magnus Brunner, LL.M". Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Francois Murphy (31 July 2024), Austria nominates Finance Minister Brunner as European commissioner Reuters.
  3. ↑ Daniel Imwinkelried: "EU-Kommissar trotz roten Zahlen: Diese Beförderung hat Österreichs ehemaliger Finanzminister Magnus Brunner nicht verdient", 15 April 2025, Neue Zürcher Zeitung
  4. ↑ Günter Traxler: "Nehammer, Brunner: Erst glücklos, dann Glückslos", 3 April 2025, Der Standard
  5. ↑ "Eastern Libyan authorities deport EU ministers, commissioner". Africanews. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Hanne Cokelaere (20 May 2026). "EU closes in on migrant returns deal". Politico Europe.
  7. 1 2 "India, EU discuss mobility and migration on margins of UN forum". The Economic Times. PTI. 7 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "India, EU discuss mobility and migration on margins of UN forum". ThePrint. PTI. 7 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Delpero, Claudia (7 February 2026). "What the mobility deal between the EU and India will mean for skilled workers". The Local.
  10. ↑ "Daily News 20 / 02 / 2026" (Press release). European Commission. 19 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Pact on Migration and Asylum enters into application on 12 June" (Press release). European Commission. 10 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Migration and Asylum Pact comes into force. Brunner: "For the first time, a comprehensive European approach"". EUnews. 12 June 2026.
  13. ↑ Fox, Benjamin (26 June 2026). "EU bars newly arriving military-age Ukrainians from protection status". Euractiv.
  14. ↑ Board of Governors European Investment Bank (EIB).
  15. ↑ Board of Governors[permanent dead link] European Stability Mechanism.
  16. ↑ Board of Governors European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
  17. ↑ Board of Governors Archived 20 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
  18. ↑ Board of Governors World Bank.
  19. ↑ Board of Trustees National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism.
  20. ↑ "Erbprinz verleiht Orden an Österreichs Finanzminister Brunner". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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