Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler is an Austrian politician. She is a member of the Federal Council of Austria and has served as President of the Federal Council since 2020. She was the vice president of that house from January to June 2020. Previously, she served as a member of the National Council from 2006 to 2008. She is a member of the Austrian People's Party. In 2019, she became the first woman to chair the parliamentary group of the People's Party.
Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler | |
|---|---|
| President of the Federal Council of Austria | |
| In office 1 July 2020 – 31 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Seeber |
| Succeeded by | Christian Buchmann |
| Vice President of the Federal Council of Austria | |
| In office 14 January 2020 – 30 June 2020 | |
| Member of the Federal Council of Austria | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Josef Saller |
| Member of the National Council of Austria | |
| In office 30 October 2006 – 27 October 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1961 Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria, Austria |
| Political party | Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) |
Biography
editEder-Gitschthaler was born in the town of Vöcklabruck in 1961. She attended local schools and graduated from the law faculty of the University of Salzburg in 1984. After her legal training, she worked for the Asset Management Association, followed by an advertising agency. In 1991, she became the head of marketing for the Salzburg office of Uniqa Insurance Group.[1] She became active in politics as a member of the municipal council of Wals-Siezenheim in 1999 and served on that body until 2014. In 2006, she was elected to the National Council, the lower house of the Parliament of Austria. In 2008, the Austrian People's Party suffered one of its worst results ever in the election and she was denied re-election to the National Council.[2]
In 2017, she was elected to the Federal Council by the Landtag of Salzburg.[3] The People's Party named her as its parliamentary group leader in 2019, making her the first woman to hold the post.[4] On 19 December 2019, she was elected as the Second Vice President of the Federal Council, placing her next in line to assume the rotating council presidency.[5] On 1 July 2020, Eder-Gitschthaler took over as President of the Federal Council.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Dr. Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler - President of the Federal Council". Parliament of Austria. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ "Austria's right hails poll result". BBC News. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ "Eder-Gitschthaler neue Salzburger Bundesrätin" (in German). ORF. 2017-10-03.
- ^ "Salzburgerin wird erste Chefin der ÖVP-Bundesratsfraktion". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 2019-06-26.
- ^ "Die Salzburger Position im Bundesrat gestärkt". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 2020-01-14.
- ^ "Neue Bundesratspräsidentin Eder-Gitschthaler will das Miteinander und den ländlichen Raum stärken". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 2020-07-02.