Elisabeth Köstinger

Elisabeth Köstinger (born 22 November 1978 in Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria)^[1] is an Austrian member of the European Parliament and sits on the committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. She is also a substitute for the committee on International Trade, a member of the delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China, a substitute for the delegation for relations with Israel.^[1] She is a member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and in the European Union she is part of the European People's Party (EPP).^[1]

She is unmarried and lives in St. Paul, Carinthia.

Education

• Studied journalism, communication and applied cultural studies at the University of Klagenfurt (2003)
• HBLA (College for Occupation in Service Industries Management) in Wolfsberg, Carinthia (1994-1998)
• Secondary School in St. Paul, Carinthia (1990-1994)
• Primary School in Granitztal (1986-1990)

• Completed the AufZaQ course of the Austrian Rural Youth Organisation
• Completed the EDUCA course of the Austrian Young Farmers' Organisation

Career

• Assisted at the Kärnten District Health Insurance Fund (1999-2003)
• Communication sector (2003-2009)

Political Activities

• Head, Granitztal local group of the Rural Youth Organisation (1995-1997)
• District head, Wolfsberg section of the Rural Youth Organisation (1997-2001)
• Regional head, Kärnten section of the Rural Youth Organisation (2001-2002)
• Federal head, Austrian Rural Youth Organisation (2002-2006)
• Delegate of the Austrian Rural Youth Organisation to the European Council of Young Farmers – CEJA (2003-2005)
• Federal head, Austrian Young Farmers' Association (2007-2012)
• Vice-chair of the Austrian Farmers' Federation (since 2009)
• Vice-chair and general manager of the Austrian People’s Party Delegation in the European Parliament (since 2011)
• President of ‘wald.zeit Österreich’ (since 2012)

References

Links

http://www.elisabeth-koestinger.at