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| − | [[File:Barbara.jpg|160px|thumbnail|left|Rosenkranz, Barbara]] | + | [[File:4444797 180.jpg|100px|thumbnail|left|Rosenkranz, Barbara]] |
| | + | *Name: Barbara Rosenkranz |
| | + | *Years active: since 27.04.2006 - |
| | + | *Party: Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs |
| | + | *Constituency: 3A – Weinviertel |
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| − | Barbara Rosenkranz, born on June 20, 1958 in Salzburg, is an Austrian politician, housewife and Member of Parliament for the FPÖ (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs; Freedom Party of Austria).
| + | === Roles: === |
| | + | *Member of the Lower Austrian Landtag 1993-2002 |
| | + | *Member of the provincial party leadership of the FPÖ Lower Austria since 1993 |
| | + | *State Party Chairman Vice-Minister of the FPÖ Lower Austria 1996-2003 |
| | + | *State party chairwoman of the FPÖ Lower Austria 2003-2013 |
| | + | *Chairwoman of the Lower Austrian Landtag clubs of the FPÖ 2001-2002 |
| | + | *executive chairwoman of the Lower Austrian Landtag clubs of the FPÖ 2000-2001 |
| | + | *Club chairman, deputy head of the Freedom Parliament clubs 27.10.2006-9.4.2008 |
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| − | == Political Career ==
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| − | Barbara Rosenkranz was elected to the Parliament of Lower Austria in 1993, and has chaired her party group since 2000. In 2002, she was elected to the National Council of Austria, where she served on the committees for family, health, interior and education affairs, and chaired the Committee on Health Affairs. She was her party's top candidate in Lower Austria in the 2008 election. The election was a major success for her party, which more than doubled their representation in the parliament. She resigned as a member of the National Council on April 9, 2008, and the following day she was appointed to the cabinet of the state as Minister of Building Law and Animal Protection.
| + | === Education === |
| | + | *Studies in History and Philosophy at the University of Vienna in 1976 |
| | + | *Neusprachliches School 1968-1976 |
| | + | *Elementary School 1964-1968 |
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| − | In addition, Rosenkranz was elected Deputy Chair of her party in the state of Lower Austria in 1996. She was additionally Secretary General of the State Party (1998-1999), and in 2003, she was elected chair of the State Party. Since 2005, she has also been deputy chair of the Freedom Party at the federal level. Furthermore, Rosenkranz was the candidate of the FPÖ for the Austrian presidential election in 2010. Her candidacy was officially presented by the Freedom Party on 2 March 2010. Rosenkranz received 15.6% of the vote, coming second after Heinz Fischer. The voter turnout was only 53.6%, the lowest in modern history.
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| − | == Education == | + | === History === |
| | + | Housewife |
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| − | After attending elementary school and the Language Lycée, Barbara began studies in History and Philosophy at the University of Vienna in 1976, but didn't graduate.
| + | === External links and references === |
| | + | *http://www.parlament.gv.at/WWER/PAD_14693/index.shtml |
| | + | *http://www.fpoe-parlamentsklub.at/ |
| | + | *http://www.barbara-rosenkranz.at/ |
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| − | == Notable Work ==
| + | [[Category:Austrian Politicians]] |
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| − | Rosenkranz was awarded the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) in 2007 by Barbara Prammer, the President of the National Council of Austria. The decoration comprises 15 grades and is Austria's highest national honour.
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| − | == External links ==
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| − | [http://www.parlament.gv.at/WWER/PAD_14693/ Austrian Parliament Official Website]
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| − | [http://www.barbara-rosenkranz.at/ Official Website]
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