At the age of 27, rising star of Austrian politics Sebastian Kurz has been appointed Foreign Minister, making him the youngest person to hold the position in his country’s history.<br /><br />Kurz, already Austria’s youngest Secretary of State, will officially take office on Monday, when the new People’s Party-Social Democrat coalition government is sworn in.<br /><br />Vice Chancellor Michael Spindelegger of the People’s Party nominated Kurz. <br /><br />The position of Foreign Minister has now been expanded to include integration issues as well as the usual European and International affairs.<br /><br />The Ministers of Social Affairs, Transport, Education and Defense will be appointed within the Social Democrat Party.<br /><br />However Chancellor and Social Democrat Werner Faymann has a lot to smooth over among younger party members, many of whom are unhappy that the Social Democrat Party seems to be moving away from its Socialist roots.
