Elisabeth Gehrer

Elisabeth Gehrer (née Pokorny, born 11 May 1942) is an Austrian politician for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). From May 1995 until January 2007, Gehrer was Federal Minister of Education, Science and Culture, at first in grand coalition governments headed by Franz Vranitzky and Viktor Klima (both SPÖ), and from 2000 onwards in Wolfgang Schüssel's coalition government. From 1999 to 2007, she also served as vice party chairperson of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP).

Elisabeth Gehrer
Gehrer in 2006
Minister of Education
In office
4 May 1995 – 11 January 2007
ChancellorFranz Vranitzky
Viktor Klima
Wolfgang Schüssel
Preceded byErhard Busek
Succeeded byClaudia Schmied
Personal details
Born (1942-05-11) 11 May 1942
Vienna, Austria
Political partyAustrian People's Party
Children3

Biography

The daughter of a self-employed businessman and a kindergarten teacher, she was brought up and educated in Innsbruck. She became a primary school teacher in 1961 and continued teaching in small country schools, until 1966.[1]

In 1964, she married Fritz Gehrer, moved to Bregenz, Vorarlberg and became a homemaker. The couple has three adult sons, one of whom, Stefan, is a journalist for the ORF.[2]

Gehrer started her political career in 1980 as a regional politician in Bregenz. She remained in Vorarlberg in various political positions until her appointment as Federal Minister in 1995.

Gehrer announced her decision to step down in the wake of the Austrian legislative election, 2006, and was succeeded on 11 January 2007 by Claudia Schmied and Johannes Hahn.

Gehrer was a Scout leader, National Commissioner for Rangers of Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs and teamed Woodbadge trainings (i.e.1976 in Wassergspreng).[3][4][5][6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Elisabeth Gehrer - Munzinger Biographie".
  2. "Stefan Gehrer: "Trocken vortragen"". Der Standard. 7 October 2003. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. Pribich, Kurt (2004). Logbuch der Pfadfinderverbände in Österreich (in German). Vienna: Pfadfinder-Gilde-Österreichs. pp. 253, 264.
  4. "Ministerin Gehrer bei Jamboree-Fotoschau in Baden". PPÖ-Brief (in German). Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs. 4/1999: 24. 2004.
  5. Elisabeth Gehrer; Josef Reischl (1981). "Aus den Stufen-Rover/Ranger". Wegweiser-Die Führungszeitschrift der Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs (in German). Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs. 1/1981: 43–45.
  6. "Eingeschlagene Pfade". Skills-100 Jahre Pfadfinder.Magazin zum Abenteuer des Lebens. (in German). Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs und Monopol Verlag: 104. 2007.
  7. Kati Kieser; Lisa Niederdorfer (2010). "Dabei gewesen". Skills-Pfadfinderinnen und Aussen.Magazin zum Abenteuer des Lebens. (in German). Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs und Monopol Verlag: 66.
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