Juliane Bogner-Strauß, (born 3 November 1971) is an Austrian

molecular biologist Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecule, molecular basis of biological activity in and between Cell (biology), cells, including biomolecule, biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interact ...

, biochemist, and politician in the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). Since October 2013 she is Associate Professor at the Institute of Biochemistry of Graz University of Technology. From 18 December 2017 she was Federal Minister for Families and Youth of the Republic of Austria, since 8 January 2018 she is Federal Minister for Women, Families and Youth in the Federal Chancellery. Since 9 July 2018, she is the Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism.

Life

From 1992 she studied chemistry at the

University of Graz The University of Graz (german: link=no, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, ), located in Graz, Austria, is the largest and oldest university in Styria, as well as the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria. History The univers ...

, graduating in 1999 with a master's degree.''Strauß, Juliane Gertrude: Expression der humanen Lipoproteinlipase durch Adenovirus-vermittelten Gentransfer in Mäusen''
This was followed by a doctoral degree at the Institute of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Graz, where she earned her doctorate in 2002 under Rudolf Zechner and subsequently worked as a university assistant until 2005. In 2005 she moved to

Graz University of Technology Graz University of Technology (german: link=no, Technische Universität Graz, short ''TU Graz'') is one of five universities in Styria, Austria. It was founded in 1811 by Archduke John of Austria and is the oldest science and technology research ...

as assistant professor at the Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics. In 2008 she qualified as a professor in the field of genomics and molecular biology. In 2010 she became associate professor and deputy director of the institute. In October 2013 she became Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Institute of Biochemistry.''Curricula Vitae Juliane G. Bogner-Strauss (nee Strauss)''
Since June 2018 she has been a supporter of the Strong Women, Strong hearts initiative, founded in 2017, for education about cardiovascular diseases.

Politics

In the 2017 Austrian legislative election, she ran as a newcomer for the Styrian People's Party on the third list of the state list. From 9 November 2017 to 22 January 2018, she was a member of the Austrian National Council.''orf.at: Wahl 17: Neue steirische Gesichter für Nationalrat''
Since 18 December 2017, she has been a member of the Federal Government for short as Minister for Women, Family and Youth. In the National Council she followed Josef Smolle on 24 January 2018. Josef Smolle. From 8 July 2018, Bogner-Strauß represented the Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism,

Elisabeth Köstinger Elisabeth Köstinger (born 22 November 1978) is an Austrian politician who has been serving as Minister for Agriculture, Sustainability and Tourism in the government of Chancellors Sebastian Kurz, Alexander Schallenberg, and Karl Nehammer since ...

, when she went on parental leave for six weeks.''Bogner-Strauß übernimmt Vertretung für Elisabeth Köstinger''
Since October 2017, she has been a member of the Styrian VP-Employee Alliance and, since November 2017, a member of the Styrian VP Women.''Weichenstellung bei den ÖVP Frauen''

References

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