Factbox: Key ministers in Austria's incoming coalition government


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  • Saturday, 04 Jan 2020

FILE PHOTO: Head of People's Party (OeVP) Sebastian Kurz delivers a statement in Vienna, Austria January 2, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's conservative People's Party (OVP) led by Sebastian Kurz has struck a coalition deal with the Greens, paving the way for Kurz's return to power and the left-wing Greens to enter into government for the first time.

Below are profiles of some key incoming ministers and the challenges they face, pending approval by a Greens party meeting on Saturday.

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