Andrea Kaufmann (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

Blenk; born 19 March 1969, in

Dornbirn Dornbirn () is a city in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It is the administrative centre for the district of Dornbirn, which also includes the town of Hohenems, and the market town Lustenau. Dornbirn is the largest city in Vorarlberg ...

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 ...

) is an Austrian politician for 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) from Vorarlberg. She was, from 2009 to 2013, a regional member of the Vorarlberg state government and is currently mayor of Dornbirn. Kaufmann is the daughter of national councilman

Wolfgang Blenk Wolfgang Blenk (28 July 1926, Dornbirn, Austria – 20 July 1996, Dornbirn) was an Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) in Vorarlberg. He was, from 1970 to 1990, was a member of the National Council of Austria for the ÖVP. ...

. Andrea Kaufmann is married and lives with her husband and two daughters and two sons in Dornbirn.

Education

Kaufmann attended the Higher Commercial School in

Rankweil Rankweil is a town in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, in the district Feldkirch. It is the second largest town in the district Feldkirch and the eighth largest town in Vorarlberg. Geography Rankweil is located in the southern Rhine ...

, where she graduated. She then began, in 1988, to study international business at the Vienna University of Economics and in 1989 a study of economics at the

University of Konstanz The University of Konstanz (german: Universität Konstanz) is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its main campus was opened on the Gießberg in 1972 after being founded in 1966. The university is Germany's ...

. From 2000 to 2002, Kaufmann also attended university courses for Civic Education in Schloss Hofen. Currently, she is an economist with a diploma working on her doctoral studies in political science at the

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (german: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck; la, Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. ...

. Kaufmann was professionally employed from 1994 to 1998 at the Raiffeisenbank in Bludenz.

Political career

Kaufmann's beginnings in politics began in the 90s in the youth branch of the ÖVP in

. Subsequently, she was elected to the regional and federal executive board in the youth branch. Since 2003, she has been a merchant in the Austrian Workers 'and Employees' Federation State as well as Chairman Deputy. Before turning into the country's politics, Kaufmann was active as a councilor for culture, family and education in her hometown. After the Vorarlberg State Election, 2009, which resulted in an ÖVP majority government, she was, on 14 October 2009, elected into the Vorarlberg Landtag as Regional Minister for governor

Herbert Sausgruber Herbert Sausgruber (born July 24, 1946 in Bregenz) was governor of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and chairman of the Vorarlberg ÖVP. Education After the ''Matura'' (general qualification for university entrance), Sausgruber he studied la ...

. She subsequently held the departments of culture, science and the promotion of studies, further education, archives, and librarianship as well as music schools.ORF Vorarlberg:
Andrea Kaufmann wird neue Landesrätin
'; Artikel vom 28. On 20 May 2011, Kaufmann was selected as deputy in

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

by former ÖVP Federal Party chairman

Michael Spindelegger Michael Spindelegger (born 21 December 1959) is an Austrian politician. He served in the cabinet of Chancellor Werner Faymann as foreign minister of Austria from 2008 to 2013 and as finance minister from 2013 to 2014; additionally, he held the o ...

.ORF Vorarlberg:
Bestes Abstimmungsergebnis für Kaufmann
'. Following the resignation of

Rainer Gögele Rainer Gögele (born 26 July 1956, Feldkirch, Austria) is a former Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). He was, from 2011 to 2012, in the Provincial Government of Vorarlberg. He was previously, since 2004, deputy of the � ...

as councillor, she took over on 6 June 2012 and took over most of the departments previously conducted by Gögele: construction, mechanical, electrical, cable cars and lift technology, while the two previously also ran by Gögele, health and disability assistance, were transferred to

Christian Bernhard Christian Bernhard (born 15 November 1963, Lustenau, Austria) is an Austrian politician in Vorarlberg. Bernhard is, since 6 June 2012, the Landesrat of Health and Disabled Aide of the Vorarlberg regional government. Bernhard is single and lives i ...

. In May 2013, she resigned as a provincial minister in order to be the first woman to become the mayor of her home town of Dornbirn. Subsequently, she was elected on 29 May 2013 by the town council of Dornbirn.ORF Vorarlberg:
Dornbirn hat eine Bürgermeisterin
'. In the first election as incumbent mayor in her tenure, Kaufmann was reelected mayor of Dornbirn on 15 March 2015 with 51.29% of the Dornbirn population with 51.29% of the votes in office.ORF Vorarlberg:
ÖVP verliert Absolute in Dornbirn
'.

External links

Biography of Andrea Kaufmann
in the parliamentary documents of Vorarlberg Landtag. * ORF Vorarlberg:
Zur Person: Andrea Kaufmann
'; Artikel vom 28. September 2009. * Jutta Berger:
Dornbirn: Familie und Bürgermeisterin, das geht
'. Artikel auf derStandard.at vom 19. September 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaufmann, Andrea 1969 births Austrian People's Party politicians Living people People from Dornbirn Mayors of places in Austria