Cécile Cordon
Cécile Cordon , also Waltraud Cécile Cordon , (born September 1, 1939 in Graz ) is an Austrian politician ( Greens ), actress and author . From April 2001 to November 2005 she was a member of the Vienna State Parliament and a member of the Vienna City Council . She is the chairwoman of a non-profit association for social and cultural projects in Eastern Europe, which she founded in May 2004. As an author, she has published numerous books and texts in literary magazines.
Life
Cécile Cordon moved to the FRG in 1961 and worked as an actress at various German theaters. In addition, she worked as a speech technology teacher at drama schools in Munich. In 1975 she returned to Austria and worked as an actress for film, television and theater. She directed "Damen-Wahl" for the Wiener Festwochen (1986) and a year later Edna O'Brien's "Virginia", which she also produced.
Cécile Cordon was District Councilor in Leopoldstadt from 1991 to 2001, then a member of the Vienna State Parliament and member of the Vienna City Council until 2005. From 2002 to 2005 she was also the spokesperson for the Green Seniors.
Her social commitment includes the founding of the non-profit association Confinis for social and cultural projects in Eastern Europe, a center for children of drug addicts and / or HIV-positive parents, as well as an aid project for children with disabilities in Moldova.
Works
- The book of the margins, Roma poetry from Hungary. Editing of the German translation. Wieser Verlag, Klagenfurt 1997
- The Ferris wheel delighted everyone: the checkered history of the Viennese landmark. Mandelbaum Verlag, Vienna 1997
- At the edges of the times: Chernivtsi and Bukovina; History, literature, persecution, exile; Ed .: Theodor Kramer Society, Vienna 2002
- The ferris wheel - a Viennese landmark. Contribution to “Memoria Austriae II” together with Siglinde Bolbecher, 2005
- Strange proximity. In: Selected Works XV, Library of German-Language Poems, Realis Verlag, Gräfelfing 2012
- I know what I'm worth: a woman in the resistance: Irma Trksak. Mandelbaum Verlag, Vienna 2017
Awards
- Golden Calafatti for services to the Wurstelprater (2005)
- Decoration of Honor in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna (2009)
Web links
- Cécile Cordon website
- Confinis Association
- Waltraud Cecile Cordon in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Cecile Cordon in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Original recordings of the work "I know what I'm worth" with Cécile Cordon and Irma Trksak in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library (interviews)
Footnotes
- ^ A b Theodor Kramer Society »Publishing House» Cécile Cordon. Retrieved November 10, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c About me. Retrieved on November 10, 2017 (German).
- ↑ STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft mbH: "Even the 68ers are getting on in years" . In: derStandard.at . ( derstandard.at [accessed on November 10, 2017]).
- ↑ STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft mbH: Green senior citizens have a new boss . In: derStandard.at . ( derstandard.at [accessed on November 10, 2017]).
- ↑ Closing party. Retrieved November 10, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cordon, Cecile |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cordon, Waltraud Cécile (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (Greens), member of the state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |