Schüssel was secretary of the parliamentary group of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) from 1968 to 1975; from 1975 to April, 1991 he was Secretary General of the Austrian Business Federation, a sub-organisation of the People's Party.
Schüssel was secretary of the parliamentary group of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) from 1968 to 1975. From 1975 to 1991 he was Secretary General of the Austrian Business Federation, a sub- organization of the Christian Democratic People's Party.