Hilde Zach

Hilde Zach (August 25, 1942 – January 15, 2011^[1]) was the mayor of Innsbruck, Austria. She was elected in 2002^[2] by the city council, becoming the city's first woman mayor. She resigned due to poor health in February 2010.^[3] Zach came from a business background, having run a business that had previously been run by her parents.

Tombstone of Hilde Zach

Awards

• 2005: Cross of the Order pro merito Melitensi of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
• 2005: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to Republic of Austria (Großes goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) ^[4]
• 2010: Honorary citizen of Innsbruck (Ehrenbürgerin der Stadt Innsbruck)
• 2011: Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (posthumously)^[5]