Leonore Gewessler
Leonore Gewessler | |
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Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology | |
Assumed office 7 January 2020 | |
President | Alexander Van der Bellen |
Chancellor | |
Preceded by | Andreas Reichhardt |
Personal details | |
Born | Graz, Styria, Austria | 15 October 1977
Political party | The Greens – The Green Alternative |
Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Leonore Gewessler (German: [lɛoˈnoːʁε ˈgeːvεslɐ]; born 15 September 1977) is an Austrian Green politician serving as Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology in the government of Chancellor Karl Nehammer.[1]
Early life[edit]
Education[edit]
Gewessler earned a political science degree (BA) from the University of Vienna.
Political career[edit]
From 2014 until 2019, Gewessler served as head of Austria's largest environmental charity and lobbying group Global 2000. In this capacity, she championed a popular campaign against the expansion of the ageing Soviet-era[clarification needed] Mochovce nuclear power plant in neighbouring Slovakia, just 100 km from the Austrian border.[2]
In the negotiations on a coalition government following the 2019 national elections, Gewessler was a member of the Green Party's delegation.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Leonore Gewessler, BA, Biografie". www.parlament.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ a b Sam Jones (March 2, 2020), Austrian Greens’ ‘super minister’ takes the reins Financial Times.
External links[edit]
- Leonore Gewessler on the Austrian Parliament website
- Living people
- 1977 births
- Politicians from Graz
- Government ministers of Austria
- Women government ministers of Austria
- 21st-century Austrian women politicians
- 21st-century Austrian politicians
- The Greens – The Green Alternative politicians
- Austrian environmentalists
- University of Vienna alumni
- Austrian politician stubs