Elisabeth Sickl (born 13 January 1940) is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n retired politician. Sickl was born in Vienna, where she also went to school. She studied law 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 ...

, completing the doctorate in 1966. She got qualified as a teacher and taught at, and from 1989 was director of, a school in

Feldkirchen in Kärnten Feldkirchen in Kärnten ( sl, Trg) is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia and the capital of the district of the same name. It consists of the Katastralgemeinden ''Fasching'', ''Feldkirchen'', ''Glanhofen'', ''Gradisch'', ''Hoefling'', ''K ...

. She was appointed by the

Freedom Party of Austria The Freedom Party of Austria (german: Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, FPÖ) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Austria. It was led by Norbert Hofer from September 2019 to 1 June 2021.Staff (1 June 2021"Aust ...

(FPÖ) to the state government of

Carinthia Carinthia (german: Kärnten ; sl, Koroška ) is the southernmost States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The main language is German language, German. Its regional dialects belong to t ...

. In 1999 she was elected into the presidency of the Carinthian

Landtag A Landtag (State Diet) is generally the legislative assembly or parliament of a federated state or other subnational self-governing entity in German-speaking nations. It is usually a unicameral assembly exercising legislative competence in non- ...

. Sickl was Minister for Social Security and Generations in the first government of

Wolfgang Schüssel Wolfgang Schüssel (; born 7 June 1945) is an Austrian People's Party politician. He was Chancellor of Austria for two consecutive terms from February 2000 to January 2007. While being recognised as a rare example of an active reformer in conte ...

, succeeding Lore Hostasch in February 2000. On 24 October of the same year she was replaced by

Herbert Haupt Herbert Haupt (born 28 September 1947) is an Austrian politician and former party chairman of the Austrian Freedom Party. Born in Seeboden, Carinthia, and a veterinarian by training, he was federal Minister of Social Services from 2000 till 2005 ...

. She had been harshly criticised by the opposition and her own party for perceived incompetence and miscommunication. After leaving politics, Sickl retired to , which she had purchased in 1987 and restored. Her son Heinrich Sickl is also an FPÖ politician and is reportedly associated with far-right groups including the

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* 1940 births Living people Politicians from Vienna University of Vienna alumni Government ministers of Austria Women government ministers of Austria 20th-century Austrian politicians 21st-century Austrian politicians 21st-century Austrian women politicians {{austria-politician-stub