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Ursula Haubner (born 22 December 1945) is an
Austria
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n politician of the
Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ), formerly of the
Austrian Freedom Party
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"Au ...
(FPÖ).
Early life and education
Haubner was born in
Bad Goisern
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*Evil, the opposite of moral good
* Erroneous, inaccurate or incorrect
* Unhealthy, or counter to well-being
*Antagonist, the threat or obstacle of moral good
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* BAD-2, a Soviet armored trolley ...
,
Upper Austria
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, and took her ''
Matura
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'' exams in
Bad Ischl
Bad Ischl (Austrian German ) is a spa town in Austria. It lies in the southern part of Upper Austria, at the Traun River in the centre of the Salzkammergut region. The town consists of the Katastralgemeinden ''Ahorn'', ''Bad Ischl'', ''Haide ...
in 1963. Her younger brother was former FPÖ and BZÖ party chairman
Jörg Haider
Jörg Haider (; 26 January 1950 – 11 October 2008)
was an Austrian politician. He was Governor of Carinthia on two occasions, the long-time leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and later Chairman of the Alliance for the Future of ...
.
Career
A former teacher, local politician, and a member of government (''Staatssekretärin'') since February 2003, Haubner was appointed federal minister of social affairs in January 2005, succeeding
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 20 ...
, whom she had already followed as party chairperson in June 2004.
She joined her brother
Jörg Haider
Jörg Haider (; 26 January 1950 – 11 October 2008)
was an Austrian politician. He was Governor of Carinthia on two occasions, the long-time leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and later Chairman of the Alliance for the Future of ...
when he decided to split from the Freedom Party to create the
Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ).
She served as a Member of the Austrian Parliament for the party until 2013.
Personal life
Haubner is married and has two daughters and five grandchildren.
References
1945 births
Living people
Austrian women in politics
Alliance for the Future of Austria politicians
People from Bad Goisern
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