Eva Petrik

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Eva Petrik (* December 23, 1931 in Graz as Eva Rasny ; † November 5, 2007 in Vienna ) was an Austrian educator and politician ( ÖVP ).

education and profession

Eva Petrik was born in Graz and grew up in Vienna . As a youth she was involved in the Catholic Church. After the end of the Second World War, she built up the Catholic youth group in the Krim parish in the 19th district of Vienna . From 1952 to 1955 she was the diocesan leader of the young girls' group in the Archdiocese of Vienna ; from 1953 to 1957 central guide for Austria.

After completing her studies with a Mag.rer.nat. from 1954 to 1991 she was a teacher of chemistry, physics and mathematics; from 1958 at the grammar school of the Neulandschulen Institute in Vienna. She was also a lecturer at the Religious Education Academy of the Archdiocese of Vienna .

She had been married since 1957 and had four daughters, including the politician Regina Petrik (* 1963). She died of complications from cancer and was buried in the Neustift cemetery .

politics

Eva Petrik was a councilor and member of the state parliament for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) in the Vienna state parliament from 1983 to 1991 . After the formation of the ÖVP-FPÖ coalition government in 2000 , she left the ÖVP. In 1990/91 she was third chairwoman of the Vienna City Council.

Other engagement

In 1974 and 1983, Petrik was deputy chairwoman of the Austrian Katholikentage . From 1988 to 1994 she was President of the Catholic Federal Association for Adult Education (KBE) . From 1991 to 1997 Petrik was President of the Austrian Catholic Action (KAÖ) .

For many years she was a member of the board of directors in the coordination committee for Christian-Jewish cooperation in Vienna as well as in the women's initiative of the Catholic Academic Association of the Archdiocese of Vienna.

In 1993 she played a major role in Vienna's “Sea of ​​Lights” against xenophobia.

honors and awards

She received several awards, including the Golden Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria . In 2007 she was awarded the Order of St. Stephen in gold, the highest diocesan honor, in “recognition of her services to the Archdiocese of Vienna”.

literature

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  1. ^ "Young Catholic group mourns Eva Petrik" , APA - Austria Press Agency, November 5, 2007
  2. ↑ Christine Haiden: The auditor. In. Welt der Frau 11/2008, p. 20
  3. ↑ List of winners of the Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria . Retrieved December 9, 2015.

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personal data
SURNAME Petrik, Eva
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Petrik, Eva Anna (full name); Rasny, Eva (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian educator and politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH December 23, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz
DATE OF DEATH November 5, 2007
Place of death Vienna