Alfred Gusenbauer ( born February 8 , 1960 , in St. PÃ lten , Austria ) was the chancellor of Austria from January 2007 to December 2008 . Alfred Gusenbauer ( born February 8 , 1960 ) is an Austrian career politician who until 2008 spent his entire professional life as an employee of the Social Democratic Party of Austria ( SPÃ -- ) or as a parliamentary representative . He headed the SPÃ -- from 2000 to 2008 , and served as Chancellor of Austria from January 2007 to December 2008 .