Reinhold Einwallner

Reinhold Einwallner (born 13 May 1973) is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council.^[1] A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Vorarlberg since November 2017. He was a member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg from October 2014 to October 2017 and a member of the Federal Council from October 2004 to October 2009.^[2]

Reinhold Einwallner
Einwallner in August 2021
Member of the National Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 November 2017
Constituency	Vorarlberg
Member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg
In office 15 October 2014 – 31 October 2017
Constituency	Bregenz
Member of the Federal Council
In office 5 October 2004 – 13 October 2009
Constituency	Vorarlberg
Personal details
Born	(1973-05-13) 13 May 1973 (age 52) Bruck an der Mur, Austria
Political party	Social Democratic Party

Einwallner was born on 13 May 1973 in Bruck an der Mur.^[1] He trained to be an optician at a vocational school from 1988 to 1992 before studying optometry at a higher technical college in Hall in Tirol from 1994 to 1997.^[1] He has been working as an optician since 1997 and has owned his own business since 2003.^[1] He was a member of the municipal councils in Hörbranz (2000 to 2015) and Bregenz (since 2020).^[1][2] He has held various positions in the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ)'s Vorarlberg branch and at the federal level.^[1][3]

Einwallner was appointed to the Federal Council by the Landtag of Vorarlberg following the 2004 state election.^[1][2] He was elected to the Landtag of Vorarlberg at the 2014 state election.^[1][2] He was elected to the National Council at the 2017 legislative election.^[1]

Einwallner is married and has one child.^[2]

Electoral history of Reinhold Einwallner

Election	Electoral district	Party		Votes	%	Result
2008 legislative[4]	Vorarlberg North		Social Democratic Party	220	1.62%	Not elected
2008 legislative[5]	Vorarlberg		Social Democratic Party	5	0.02%	Not elected
2013 legislative[6]	Vorarlberg North		Social Democratic Party	923	7.63%	Not elected
2013 legislative[7]	Vorarlberg		Social Democratic Party	140	0.61%	Not elected
2017 legislative[8]	Vorarlberg North		Social Democratic Party	2,543	13.59%	Not elected
2017 legislative[9]	Vorarlberg		Social Democratic Party	642	1.84%	Elected
2019 legislative[10]	Vorarlberg North		Social Democratic Party	2,050	15.69%	Not elected
2019 legislative[11]	Vorarlberg		Social Democratic Party	483	1.99%	Elected
2019 state[12]	Bregenz		Social Democratic Party	446	8.62%	Not elected
2024 state[13]	Bregenz		Social Democratic Party	1,057	19.62%	Not elected