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'''Lukas Mandl''' (born 12 July 1979) is an Austrian politician of the [[Austrian People's Party]] (ÖVP) who has been a [[Member of the European Parliament]] since November 2017 and was re-elected in [[2019 European Parliament election in Austria|2019]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/politik/aussenpolitik/5635851/|title=Die Neuen im EU-Parlament: EU-Wahl: Strache müsste bis 2. Juli auf Mandat verzichten|date=2019-05-28|website=www.kleinezeitung.at|language=de|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Lukas Mandl was born as fourth of five children to Victoire Van Ditzhuyzen and Harald Mandl. He graduated in communications from the [[University of Vienna]] in 2004. From 2002 until 2005, he also completed a [[traineeship]] at the [[Federation of Austrian Industries]] (IV).

==Political career==
===Career in national politics===
Lukas Mandl began his political work in the Austrian ''Schülerunion'' and later in the ''Junge Volkspartei''. In 2008, he was elected as MP into the state parliament of [[Lower Austria]] and defended his seat again in 2013. In 2010, Mandl also became secretary general of the ''ÖAAB'' which is the trade union body associated with the [[Austrian People's Party]] (ÖVP). With the "Meeting Mauerbach" Mandl initialized a debate on renewing and modernizing the ''Austrian People's Party'' in 2011. From 2008 until 2016 Lukas Mandl served as district chairman for the Austrian People's Party in Lower Austrian district of ''Wien Umgebung'' and was also elected as vice mayor of ''Grasdorf'' from 2015 to 2017.

===Member of the European Parliament, 2017–present===
Mandl took the seat of [[Elisabeth Köstinger]] in 2017. During his first term, he served on the [[European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety|Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety]] and on the [[Committee on Petitions]]. Following the [[2019 European Parliament election|2019 elections]], he moved to the [[Committee on Development]], the [[European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs|Committee on Foreign Affairs]] and its [[Subcommittee on Security and Defence]]. He later also joined the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union in 2020.<ref>[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sed/doc/news/flash/24221/Full%20Members%20new%20committees_09-07-2020_en.pdf Members of the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union] [[European Parliament]], press release of July 9, 2020.</ref>

In addition to his committee assignments, Mandl has been chairing the parliament's delegation for relations with the [[Korean Peninsula]] since 2020. He is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital<ref>[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/about-parliament/files/organisation-and-rules/organisation/intergroups/list-of-members-artificial-intelligence-and-digital.pdf Intergroup on Artificial Intelligence and Digital] [[European Parliament]].</ref> and the URBAN Intergroup.<ref>[http://urban-intergroup.eu/members/ Members] URBAN Intergroup.</ref>

==Other activities==
* [[Institute of the Regions of Europe]] (IRE), member of the board of trustees<ref>[http://ir000044.host.inode.at/de/about-us/board-of-trustees/ Board of Trustees] [[Institute of the Regions of Europe]] (IRE).</ref>
* [[Rotary International]], member<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/mepdif/190713_DFI_LEG8_rev0_DE.pdf Lukas Mandl - Declaration of financial interests, 25 December 2017] [[European Parliament]]</ref>
* [[SK Rapid Wien]], member

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