Werner Fasslabend

Academic Council Chairman

Werner Fasslabend is the Chairman of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Academic Council. Between 1987 and 2007 he was a member of the Austrian National Council, he was the Third President of the National Council (2000-2002) and served as the Federal Minister of Defence for ten years (1990-2000). Since 2004 he has been President of the Political Academy of the Austrian People’s Party (PolAk) as well as of the Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES).