Eva Glawischnig
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Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek (born February 28, 1969) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian Green Party.
Born in Villach, Carinthia, Glawischnig attended gymnasium in Spittal an der Drau and took her Matura exams there. She then studied law at the University of Graz, Styria, graduating in 1993 (Magistra) and 1999 (doctorate) respectively.
Glawischnig worked as a legal adviser for Global 2000 from 1992 till 1996. In that year she embarked on a career in regional politics for the Green Party of Vienna, later moving on to the federal level. She has been a member of the National Council of Austria (Nationalrat) since 1999 and vice-chairperson of the Austrian Green Party since 2002. Glawischnig has been a persistent critic of the Austrian government headed by Wolfgang Schüssel. Since October 2006 she has been the third president of the National Council.
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