Elisabeth Köstinger
| Elisabeth Köstinger | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Austria | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 14 July 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 22, 1978 Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Political party | Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), European People's Party (EPP) |
| Website | https://elli-koestinger.at/ |
Elisabeth Köstinger (born 22 November 1978 in Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria) is an Austrian member of the European Parliament and sits on the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM). Köstinger is also a substitute and vice spokeswoman of the European People's Party (EPP) of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). In addition, she is vice-chair of the Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, a member of the Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly and also a substitute of the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. At national level Köstinger is a member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP).
On the 18th of march in 2014, Köstinger was awarded with the MEP Award in the category of Agriculture and Rural Development.[1] She has been nominated for her “very professional manner” during the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which she “mastered” as shadow rapporteur.
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) [2]
- President of the Ecosocial Forum Europe (since 2014)[3]
- Substitute of the Austrian People’s Party’s chairman (since 2014)[4]
References
- ↑ | MEP Award Winner (Article in German) | Austria Press Agency| 19 March 2014 |
- ↑ | Elisabeth Köstinger becomes President of Wald.Zeit Austria (Article in German) | Österreichischer Agrarverlag| 13 June 2012 |
- ↑ | Elisabeth Köstinger becomes President of the Ecosocial Forum Europe (Article in German) | Austria Press Agency| 29 October 2014 |
- ↑ | Elisabeth Köstinger becomes Substitute of the Austrian People’s Party’s chairman (Article in German) | Austria Press Agency| 08 November 2014 |
External links
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- Personal profile of Elisabeth Köstinger in the EPP's database of members
- European Parliament Biography