Ulrike Lunacek
Austrian politician (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ulrike Lunacek (German pronunciation: [ʔʊlˈriːkə ˈluːnatʃɛk]] born 26 May 1957) is an Austrian politician who served as State Secretary for Cultural Affairs in the government of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in 2020. She is a member of the Austrian Green party The Greens – The Green Alternative, part of the European Green Party.
Ulrike Lunacek | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 1 July 2009 – 8 November 2017 | |
Succeeded by | Thomas Waitz |
Constituency | Austria |
Member to the National Council | |
In office 3 October 1999 – 1 July 2009 | |
Nominated by | Alexander Van der Bellen |
Affiliation | The Greens |
Personal details | |
Born | (1957-05-26) 26 May 1957 (age 66) Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria, Austria |
Political party | Austrian Green Party |
Alma mater | University of Innsbruck |
Website | www |
From 2009 until 2017, Lunacek was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). During that time, she served as Vice President of the European Parliament, Member of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament and head of delegation of the Austrian Greens in the European Parliament. She was Kosovo rapporteur and co-president of the Intergroup on LGBTI Rights and Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Substitute in the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
In 2017, Lunacek was the Greens' top candidate for the Austrian general election, in which the party suffered a historic defeat and failed to win a single seat in parliament for the first time since 1983. Lunacek subsequently stepped down from all Austrian and EU political functions.