Gertrude Aubauer

Gertrude Aubauer (born 13 July 1951) is an Austrian journalist and politician. While serving at the Austrian Parliament for the Austrian People's Party she mostly involved in activities targeting senior citizens.

Gertrude Aubauer
Born (1951-07-13) 13 July 1951
Vienna, Austria
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
OccupationJournalist
Political partyAustrian People's Party
Other political
affiliations		Social Democratic Party of Austria
Awards

Early life and education

Aubauer was born in Vienna on 13 July 1951.[1][2] She received a degree in economics from the University of Vienna in 1974.[1][2]

Career

Following her graduation Aubauer began to work as a journalist at the Österreichischer Rundfunk, national public broadcaster of Austria in 1975.[2][3] She was first employed at the ORF radio, Studio Vienna.[4] Then she served as the parliamentary editor and the moderator of the parliamentary program Hohes Haus.[4][5] From 1980 she was employed at Zeit im Bild which she moderated between 1986 and 1994.[2] In 1981 she joined the Social Democratic Party of Austria and left the party in 2000.[2] She worked at the press office of the Parliament from 1995 and also, contributed to the paper Kronen Zeitung.[2][3]

Aubauer became a member of the Austrian People's Party in 2006.[6] She was elected as a member of the Parliament in 2006 and served there for three terms during the XXIV., XXV. and XXIII. legislations.[1] Her activities were generally towards the senior people.[6] Her term at the Parliament ended in late 2017.[6] Then she joined the Senior Citizens' Association, serving as its deputy chair.[1][6]

Awards

Aubauer was awarded the Leopold Kunschak Press Prize in March 2004.[3] She is the recipient of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria in gold which was awarded to her on 12 July 2017.[1]

References
  1. "Mag. Gertrude Aubauer" (in German). Austrian Parliament. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. "Mag.a Gertrude Aubauer, MBA". Meine Abgeordneten (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. ""Hohes Haus"-Moderatorin Gertrude Aubauer erhält Leopold-Kunschak-Pressepreis". OTS (in German). Vienna. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. "Gertrude Aubauer kandidiert für ÖVP". Der Standard (in German). 21 September 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  5. "40 Jahre ORF-Parlamentsmagazin „Hohes Haus"". ORF (in German). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  6. Gaby Schätzle-Edelbauer (20 November 2017). "Abschied von Aubauer nach elf Jahren Engagement". Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
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