Helmut Brandstätter

Helmut Brandstätter studied law at the University of Vienna, where he was also chairman of the student body there and was awarded a doctorate in 1978.[1]

In 1982 Brandstätter started his career at broadcaster, with whom he stayed until 1997.

In 1997 Brandstätter went to Berlin as managing director and editor-in-chief of the news channel n-tv.[1] In 2003 he returned to Austria as managing director and presenter of the newly founded broadcaster Puls 4.[1] From 2005 he worked as a freelance management consultant and moderator. From 2010[2] to 2018 he was editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Kurier and from 2013 to 2019 also its publisher.[3][1]

Brandstätter ran for NEOS for the National Council election in Austria 2019, and has been a member of the National Council since October 2019.[1]

• National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism, Member of the Board of Trustees[4]

• 2008: Hör. Mir. Zu. Drei Schritte ins Jahrtausend der Kommunikation, ecowin Verlag, Salzburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-902404-52-7.
• 2014: So kann Europa gelingen: Gespräche mit Werner Faymann, Sigmar Gabriel, Federica Mogherini, together with Margaretha Kopeinig, Kremayr & Scheriau, Wien 2014, ISBN 978-3-218-00967-6.
• 2019: Brandstätter vs. Brandstetter: Diskurs, together with Wolfgang Brandstetter, Kremayr & Scheriau, Wien 2019, ISBN 978-3-218-01128-0.
• 2019: Kurz & Kickl: Ihr Spiel mit Macht und Angst, Kremayr & Scheriau, Wien 2019, ISBN 978-3-218-01192-1.
• 2020: Letzter Weckruf für Europa, Kremayr & Scheriau, Wien 2020, ISBN 978-3-218-01223-2.

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