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Female Austria Local Leaders

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Landeshauptmann (Premier)

1996-2005 Frau Landeshauptmann Waltraud Klasnic, Steiermark
She was Deputy Premier 1993-96 and Chairperson of the conservative Austrian People's Party in the Province. She lost the local election.

2004- Landeshaputfrau Gabi Burgstaller, Salzburg
Landeshaputmann-Sellvertreterin 2002-04.

Landeshauptmann-stellvertreterin (Deputy Minister President)

1969-84 Gertrude Frölich-Sander, Wien (Vienna)
She was Deputy Mayor and Deputy Premier

1987-94 Ingrid Semejkal, Wien (Vienna)
Landtagspräsidentin 1994-96 after having been Deputy Mayor and Deputy Premier.

1992-2004 Liese Prokop, Niederösterreich
Member of the Government since 1982. She was in charge of Labour, Social Affairs and Culture. President of the European Union Assembly for Local Authorities 2000-04 Federal Minister of Interior 2004-06 until she died of a hard attack on new years eve. She lived (1941-2006).

1993-96 Waltraud Klasnik, Steiermark
Member of the Government 1988-2005 as among others Councillor for Economy. She was Premier 1996-2005.

1994-2007 Margarete Laska, Wien
She is Deputy Mayor and Deputy Premier in charge of Education, Youth, Social Affairs, Information and Sport.

2001-08 Heidemaria Onodi, Niederösterreich
She was 2. President of the Landtag 1998-2001. Chairperson of the state SPÖ 2001-08 until she resigned because of a big election defeat for her party. She was Minister of Municipal Affairs.

2002-04 Gabi Burgstaller, Salzburg
2004- Landeshauptfrau
She was in Charge of Municipalities, Health, Youth, Women, Consumer's Protection, Until 2002 Parliamentary Leader of SPÖ. (b. 1963-)

2007- Renate Brauner, Wien
Deputy Mayor and Deputy Premier and Councillor of Finance and Economy from 2007 and held various posts in the City and Provincial Government since 1996. (b. 1956-).

Landtags-Presidents

1973-77 Maria Hlawka, Wien (Vienna)

1977-83 Johanna Preisdorfer, Oberösterreich

1989-90 Karin Achatz, Kärnten

1990-94 Susanne Kövari, Kärnten

1991- Angela Ortner, Oberösterreich
Since 1997 Gerda Weichsler has been 2. President and from 2003 Doris Eisenriegler is 3. President of the Landtag.

1994-96 Ingrid Semejkal, Wien (Vienna)

1996-2001 Maria Hampel-Fuchs, Wien (Vienna)

Last update 25.03.08