Elisabeth Köstinger
Austrian politician (born 1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elisabeth Köstinger (born 22 November 1978) is an Austrian politician who served as Minister for Agriculture, Sustainability and Tourism in the government of Chancellors Sebastian Kurz, Alexander Schallenberg, and Karl Nehammer from 7 January 2020. She previously served in this capacity from December 2017 until June 2019. She is a member of the Austrian People's Party, part of the European People's Party.
Elisabeth Köstinger | |
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Minister of Agriculture, Regions, and Tourism | |
In office 7 January 2020 – 18 May 2022 | |
Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz Alexander Schallenberg Karl Nehammer |
Preceded by | Maria Patek |
Succeeded by | Norbert Totschnig |
In office 18 December 2017 – 3 June 2019 | |
Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz |
Preceded by | Andrä Rupprechter |
Succeeded by | Maria Patek |
President of the National Council | |
In office 9 November 2017 – 18 December 2017 | |
Preceded by | Doris Bures |
Succeeded by | Wolfgang Sobotka |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 14 July 2009 – 8 November 2017 | |
Affiliation | EPP Group |
Constituency | Austria |
Personal details | |
Born | (1978-11-22) 22 November 1978 (age 45) Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria |
Political party | People's Party |
From 9 November 2017 to 18 December 2017, Köstinger briefly served as President of Austria's National Council. Prior to that, she was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Austria between 2009 and 2017. From May 2017 to January 2018, she was secretary general of the Austrian People's Party.