Helga Konrad (born 10 January 1948) is an Austrian politician.

Life

Konrad was born and grew up in

Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...

. She studied English and Romance philology at the University of Graz and in Paris, completing a doctorate in 1975. She worked for the Chamber for Workers and Employees and later the . She is a member of the

Social Democratic Party of Austria The Social Democratic Party of Austria (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs , SPÖ), founded and known as the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria (german: link=no, Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs, SDAPÖ) unti ...

(SPÖ), and in 1987 became a city councillor in Graz. She was elected to the National Council in the

1990 Austrian legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 7 October 1990. The Social Democratic Party won the most seats, and retained the grand coalition with the Austrian People's Party. Voter turnout was 86%.Nohlen & Stöver, p216 Results References ...

. Konrad briefly returned to local politics in Graz in 1993 until she succeeded

Johanna Dohnal Johanna Dohnal (14 February 1939 - 20 February 2010) was an Austrian politician and the first Austrian Minister for Women. Personal life Dohnal was born in Vienna on 14 February 1939 to a single mother. On 22 January 2010 she entered into a civ ...

as Federal Minister for Women's Affairs in April 1995 on the government of Franz Vranitzky, remaining in office until the chancellor's resignation in 1997. Konrad's most impactful project was a campaign to promote equal participation in household chores between genders. In 1999 Konrad received the Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria. Konrad is considered an expert on combating human trafficking. From 2000 until 2004 she led a Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe task force against human trafficking, and in 2004 was appointed as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's special representative for the issue.

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* * 1948 births Living people Politicians from Graz Government ministers of Austria Women government ministers of Austria Members of the National Council (Austria) Recipients of the Grand Decoration with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians {{austria-politician-stub