Martina Rüscher (

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Valentini; born 25 July 1972, in

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) is an Austrian politician for the

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(ÖVP) and communications consultant. She has been, since 2014, a member of the parliament of

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. Rüscher is married, has three sons and lives in

Andelsbuch Andelsbuch is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Population Initiatives The Werkraum Bregenzerwald is an association of craftsmen in the Bregenz Forest founded in 1999. It aims at networking an ...

in the

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Education and profession

Born Martina Valentini, she was born in 1972 in Innsbruck and grew up in

Landeck Landeck () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the capital of the district of Landeck. Geography Landeck is located in the Tyrolean Oberland in the west of the state at an elevation of about . The town is situated in the valley of the Inn ...

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. From 1986 to 1991, she attended the College for Economic Occupations in Innsbruck and graduated there. From 1991 to 1993, she also studied at the Economic and Foreign Language Academy of the

University of Salzburg The University of Salzburg (, ), also known as the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (''Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg'', PLUS), is an Austrian public university in Salzburg, Salzburg municipality, Salzburg (federal state), Salzburg State, ...

. Starting in 1993, Rüscher worked at the Handl Tyrol company in

Pians Pians is a municipality in the district of Landeck in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 4.3 km west of the city of Landeck Landeck () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the capital of the district of Landeck. Geography Landeck i ...

, where Rüscher was involved in export of office staff. From 1995 to 1996, she was subsequently head of the purchasing department at Art Verlag in Innsbruck. In 1996, she married physiotherapist Michael Rüscher in Innsbruck and moved to

in the Bregenzerwald. At the same time, she took a new job at the Zumtobel Staff GmbH 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 Vorarlb ...

, where she was working as an assistant in marketing communication. In 1998, Rüscher finally formed her independent company, and subsequently founded the company VIA3 Communications in 2003. In 2010, Rüscher obtained certifications to become a project manager, and in 2012 she completed her academic courses in business management. In 2014, she earned her

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degree in General Management Competences at the Danube University Krems. By 2015, she completed university courses in PR and Integrated Communication at the University of Krems.

Political Work

In 1998, Rüscher joined the Austrian Economic Alliance and thus the Austrian People's Party. She has been a member of the local council in her hometown of Andelsbuch since 2000. Only in the run-up state elections in Vorarlberg in 2014 was her candidacy for the Vorarlberg branch of the Austrian People's Party known. Rüscher eventually won a seat in Parliament in her constituency of

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and was thus first sworn in on 15 October 2014 at the state parliament building. In her 30th legislative period, Rüscher was appointed the area spokeswoman for the ÖVP parliament for health, women and child care. Since 4 March 2015, Rüscher has been the successor of Greti Schmid as Provincial Director of the Women's Movement in the Vorarlberg branch of the Austrian People's Party. At the state convention of the Vorarlberg branch of the Austrian People's Party on 9 May 2015, Rüscher was voted as one of the deputies of the State Party.
ÖVP-Chef Wallner mit 97,93 Prozent gewählt
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External links

auf den Seiten des Vorarlberger Landtags.
Biography of Martina Rüscher
in the parliamentary documents for Vorarlberg Landtags.
Vorstellung von Martina Rüscher
auf den Seiten ihres Unternehmens VIA3 Communications.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruscher, Martina 1972 births Living people Politicians from Innsbruck People from Landeck District Austrian People's Party politicians 21st-century Austrian women politicians 21st-century Austrian politicians