Johanna Mikl-Leitner

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Johanna Mikl-Leitner (2018)

Johanna Mikl-Leitner (born February 9, 1964 in Hollabrunn ) is an Austrian politician ( ÖVP ) and has been the incumbent governor of Lower Austria since April 19, 2017 . From 2011 to 2016 she was the Austrian Minister of the Interior . Since March 25, 2017, Mikl-Leitner has been the regional party leader of the Lower Austria People's Party .

education and profession

Mikl-Leitner (l.) With State Parliament President Karl Wilfing (r.) (2018)

Johanna Leitner grew up as the daughter of Johanna and Rudolf Leitner with three siblings, including a twin sister, in Großharras and attended elementary school from 1970 to 1974 and then the secondary school in Laa an der Thaya . In 1978 she moved to the commercial academy in Laa, which she graduated from in 1983 with the Matura. Mikl-Leitner then studied business education at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and graduated with the academic degree Mag. Rer. soc. oec. from.

Mikl-Leitner taught from 1989 to 1990 at the Federal Commercial Academy in Laa an der Thaya and was also active in management consulting. Between 1990 and 1993 she was a trainee in the Federation of Industrialists and from 1993 to 1995 deputy head of the Signum-Verlag publishing house . In 1995 she took over the marketing management of the Lower Austrian People's Party , and in 1998 she rose to become regional manager.

politics

Johanna Mikl-Leitner represented the ÖVP in the National Council from October 1999 to April 2003 . On March 24, 2003, she was sworn in as provincial councilor of the Lower Austrian provincial government . Her portfolio in the state government of Pröll V included the areas of social affairs, work and family.

In 2010 she was elected Vice-President of the Assembly of European Regions . As part of the reshuffle of the Cabinet Faymann after the resignation of Vice Chancellor and ÖVP party chairman Josef Pröll was 21 April 2011 as interior minister sworn in . Barbara Schwarz was her successor in the Lower Austrian provincial government . From 2011 to 2016 she was also the managing federal chairwoman of the Austrian Employees' Association . She was succeeded in this role by August Wöginger . From April 2016 to April 2017 she was Deputy Governor of Lower Austria and Provincial Councilor for Finance in the Pröll VI provincial government . After the announcement of the retirement of the then Governor Erwin Pröll , Mikl-Leitner was unanimously nominated as the designated provincial party chairman of the People's Party of Lower Austria as well as the designated governor of Lower Austria. At the 45th regular state party convention of the ÖVP Lower Austria on March 25, 2017, Mikl-Leitner was elected state party leader with 98.5% of the votes.

Her successor as State Finance Councilor was the previous director of the Thayatal National Park , Ludwig Schleritzko . Stephan Pernkopf , the former Provincial Councilor for Agriculture, Energy, Environment and Disaster Control, became her deputy .

On April 19, 2017, Mikl-Leitner was elected by the Lower Austrian State Parliament as the first Governor of Lower Austria . It was officially sworn in by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen on April 24, 2017.

In the state elections in Lower Austria in 2018 , the ÖVP with top candidate Mikl-Leitner achieved 49.6% of the votes for the fourth time in a row, an absolute majority in the Lower Austrian state parliament .

On March 22, 2018, Mikl-Leitner was elected Governor of Lower Austria for the second time during the constituent session .

On March 23, she was officially sworn in (for the second time) by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen .

criticism

In connection with the EU refugee crisis in 2015 , Amnesty International accused Mikl-Leitner, during her time as interior minister and the then state governors, that the refugees in the asylum reception center in Traiskirchen (see Federal Care Center East ) “left themselves completely to their own devices” and exposed them to inhuman treatment be. The Austrian Children's Friends blamed Mikl-Leitner for the fact that the refugees in Traiskirchen lacked even the most basic needs such as food and a place to sleep. In the course of 2015, Mikl-Leitner saw himself with resignation calls from the SPÖ state organizations Upper Austria and Carinthia, the President of the Vienna State Parliament Harry Kopietz , the Mayor of Traiskirchen, Andreas Babler , the Socialist Youth of Austria , the Young Greens , the Association of Socialist Students of Austria and Faced asylum in need . She described the situation at that time as "precarious, it is an exceptional situation because of the skyrocketing number of asylum seekers" and because the federal states did not meet their quotas. The federal government can no longer cover the additional needs. In response to the situation, a constitutional amendment created a right of federal intervention. Since then, this has been able to create accommodation for asylum seekers against the will of the federal states and municipalities.

In 2015, Mikl-Leitner received the negative Big Brother Award in the Politics category for the State Protection Act .

Private

Johanna Mikl-Leitner is married and has two daughters. She lives in Klosterneuburg and is a member of the local student association KÖMMV Babenberg Klosterneuburg.

honors and awards

Web links

Commons : Johanna Mikl-Leitner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mikl-Leitner elected governor - noe.ORF.at. Retrieved April 19, 2017 .
  2. ↑ NÖ News: Reportage - ORF Niederösterreich (noev1.orf.at), accessed on August 16, 2015
  3. ^ AER Elections 2010: Michèle Sabban re-elected as President ( memento of 19 July 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on 12 November 2010, accessed on 19 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Team Spindelegger sworn in. The press , April 21, 2011.
  5. ↑ orf.at - Wöginger follows Mikl-Leitner at the top of the ÖAAB . Article dated April 19, 2016, accessed April 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ Broad majority for Mikl-Leitner in the state parliament - noe.ORF.at. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
  7. ↑ New state government elected - noe.ORF.at. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Mikl-Leitner: "Work is the most important concern" - noe.ORF.at. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Mikl-Leitner sworn in as governor - noe.ORF.at. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Resignation demands against Interior Minister Mikl-Leitner. News, August 15, 2015
  11. ↑ Child friends on Minister of the Interior: “Step back”. Kinderfreunde, press release (APA), August 21, 2015
  12. ↑ SPÖ Upper Austria: Mikl-Leitner ready to withdraw! , May 14, 2015, accessed March 27, 2016
  13. ↑ Kurier : Mikl-Leitner: "There is no other way operationally". The Interior Minister rejects the allegation of abuse of office or unconstitutionality. , June 13, 2015, accessed March 27, 2016
  14. ^ Courier : Mikl-Leitner: Reds demand resignation. Vienna State Parliament President Kopietz: "Mrs. Interior Minister, step back!". ÖVP-Blümel countered. , August 21, 2015, accessed March 27, 2016
  15. ^ Austria Press Agency (OTS-Service): Asyl in Not reports Mikl-Leitner and demands her resignation. , August 7, 2015, accessed March 27, 2016
  16. ↑ ORF.AT, Minister refers to improvements , 14 August 2015
  17. ↑ derStandard.at - Big Brother Awards go to Mikl-Leitner and Facebook . Article October 25, 2015, accessed October 25, 2015.
  18. ^ Johanna Mikl-Leitner on the website of Lower Austria . Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  19. ^ STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft mbH: Cato and Django: The Cartell Association rules . In: derStandard.at . ( derstandard.at [accessed on November 29, 2017]).
  20. ↑ Mikl-Leitner receives the Bavarian State Medal 'Star of Security' - Cross-border cooperation a sign of lived Bavarian-Austrian friendship. Retrieved August 25, 2018 .
  21. ↑ FM incoming price for Mikl-Leitner. Retrieved June 21, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Mikl-Leitner, Johanna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johanna Leitner (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (ÖVP), regional councilor in Lower Austria, member of the National Council
DATE OF BIRTH February 9, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Hollabrunn