Biography
Major General Johann Pucher has been Director of Directorate General for Security Policy at the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defense and Sports since March 2007. During his over 40 years long military career, Pucher has, among many other positions, served as Coordinator for Western Balkan issues at the Ministry of Defence, Member of the Board of Directors of the International Military Sports Council (CISM), Director of the Regional Arms Control Verification Assistance Center (RACVIAC) in Zagreb, Croatia, and Military Advisor at Prime Minister’s Office of Federal Chancellery.