Andrea Fraunschiel (8 May 1955 – 4 August 2019) was an Austrian politician who was a member of the

Federal Council of Austria The Federal Council (german: Bundesrat, ) is the upper house of the Austrian Parliament, representing the nine States of Austria at the federal level. As part of a bicameral legislature alongside of the National Council, it can be compared wit ...

, member of the of

Burgenland Burgenland (; hu, Őrvidék; hr, Gradišće; Austro-Bavarian: ''Burgnland;'' Slovene: ''Gradiščanska'') is the easternmost and least populous state of Austria. It consists of two statutory cities and seven rural districts, with a total of ...

, and mayor of

Eisenstadt Eisenstadt (; hu, Kismarton; hr, Željezni grad; ; sl, Železno, Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian: ''Eisnstod'') is a city in Austria, the state capital of Burgenland. It had a recorded population on 29 April 2021 of 15,074. In the Habsburg ...

Politics

On 10 November 1992, Fraunschiel was first elected to the city council of her home town Eisenstadt. From 2002 she held the office of deputy mayor, and on 24 January 2007 she was elected mayor of the city. In 2004–05 Fraunschiel was a member of the Federal Council, and was then elected to the state parliament of Burgenland in the 2005 elections. Fraunschiel was a member of the

Austrian People's Party The Austrian People's Party (german: Österreichische Volkspartei , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria. Since December 2021, the party has been led provisionally by Karl Nehammer. It is currentl ...

(ÖVP). Starting in 2011 she led the ÖVP women's organisation in Burgenland. She remained mayor of Eisenstadt until November 2011, and was then succeeded by Thomas Steiner. In 2015, the city honoured Fraunschiel by naming her an honorary citizen.

Personal life

Fraunschiel was born in Eisenstadt in 1955. She studied anglistics and history at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...

until 1978. She worked in adult education. Fraunschiel died on 4 August 2019 at the age of 64.

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* 1955 births 2019 deaths People from Eisenstadt University of Vienna alumni Austrian People's Party politicians Members of the Federal Council (Austria) Mayors of places in Austria {{austria-politician-stub