Martin Kocher
Martin Kocher | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Economic Affairs | |
| In office 11 May 2022 – 3 March 2025 | |
| Chancellor | |
| Preceded by | Margarete Schramböck |
| Succeeded by | Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 11 January 2021 – 3 March 2025 | |
| Chancellor | |
| Preceded by | Christine Aschbacher |
| Succeeded by | Korinna Schumann |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1973 |
| Alma mater | University of Innsbruck |
Martin Georg Kocher (Austrian German: [ˈmartiːn ˈɡeːɔrɡ ˈkɔxɐ]; born 13 September 1973) is an Austrian economist, academic, and former politician who is serving as Governor of the Austrian National Bank since September 2025. He was minister in the governments of Sebastian Kurz, Karl Nehammer and Alexander Schallenberg. From January 2021 he was Minister for Labour and from May 2022 to March 2025, he held the position of Minister for Labour and Economic Affairs.
Kocher is a professor for behavioural economics at the University of Vienna, affiliated with the Department of Economics and the Vienna Center for Experimental Economics (VCEE). From 2016 to 2021, he was scientific director of the Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS) in Vienna.