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Popular Austrian Finance Minister Announces Lymphoma, Stays in Office

7/13/2026

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Austrian Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer, 61, announced a lymphoma diagnosis and will stay in office during three-month treatment, though a ministry spokesperson gave no details on the cancer type or plan.
Marterbauer, a Social Democratic appointee, leads the push to cut Austria’s deficit to the EU’s 3 % limit.
Polls rank him the coalition’s most popular minister as the government loses support to the far-right Freedom Party.

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Austrian Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer, 61, announced a lymphoma diagnosis and will stay in office during three-month treatment, though a ministry spokesperson gave no details on the cancer type or plan.
Marterbauer, a Social Democratic appointee, leads the push to cut Austria’s deficit to the EU’s 3 % limit.
Polls rank him the coalition’s most popular minister as the government loses support to the far-right Freedom Party.