Daniela Raschhofer (b. 19 June 1960 at

Braunau am Inn Braunau am Inn (; German for "Braunau on the Inn") is a town in Upper Austria on the border with Germany. It is known for being the birthplace of Adolf Hitler. Geography The town is on the lower river Inn below its confluence with the Salzach, ...

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) is an Austrian politician, former

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for

, belonging to the

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. Daniela Raschhofer was born on 19 June 1960 at

, Austria. After finishing elementary school, Raschhofer passed her

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at a high school for women's economic occupation. After training to become an elementary school teacher in

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, Raschhofer moved to

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and studied to become a vocational teacher. She also worked in a law office, spent a year abroad in Paris, and taught in her birth town of

. In 1991, Raschhofer became a member of the Upper Austrian

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, and also a became a member of the council of Braunau am Inn the same year. In 1996 she ceased being a member of her landtag, as on 11 November 1996 she became a

, representing

as a member of the

.Daniela Raschhofer
–

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. Retrieved 12 February 2010. During her time as a Member of the European Parliament, Raschhofer served on the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, the Committee on Regional Policy, the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy and the Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union. She also served sporadically as a committee member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection, the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport and the Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities.Your MEPs: Daniela Raschhofer
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. Retrieved 12 February 2010. In 2003, a ''Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold'' for Services to the Republic of Austria was conferred upon Raschhofer by

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