Johanna Schicker

Johanna Schicker (born May 15, 1943 in Bruck an der Mur ) is a former Austrian politician ( SPÖ ) and secretary. She was a member of the Austrian Federal Council from 1986 to 2004 .

education and profession

Schicker attended elementary school in Niklasdorf from 1949 to 1953 and then graduated from high school in Leoben from 1953 to 1958 . She then attended business school between 1958 and 1960 and was then employed as an industrial employee or chief secretary at Brigl & Bergmeister between 1960 and 1983. In 1984 she moved to the district secretariat of the SPÖ Leoben, where she was employed until 1987. Schicker was subsequently a professional politician.

Politics and functions

Schicker began her political career in local politics, where she was a member of Niklasdorf's municipal council from 1975 to 2000. From 1985 to 2000 she held the office of Vice Mayor of the Niklasdorf community. Within the party, she took over the function of deputy district party chairman of the SPÖ Leoben in 1987, and from 1989 she also worked as a member of the state party committee of the SPÖ Styria. From 1990 onwards she became a member of the SPÖ Styrian regional party presidency and between 1998 and 2002 she held the office of regional women chairwoman of the SPÖ Styria. In addition, she served as a member of the SPÖ's federal party executive between 1989 and 2002 and was a member of the federal party presidium from 2000 to 2002. From 1987 she was district chairwoman of the SPÖ Leoben, from 2003 to 2004 a substitute member of the Austrian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Schicker represented the SPÖ Styria from December 6, 1986 in the Federal Council and acted as Secretary of the Federal Council from November 17, 1988 to December 31, 1991 and from November 6, 2003 to February 29, 2004. From 2003 to 2004 she held the position of deputy chairman of the SPÖ parliamentary group and from 1996 to 1998 she was chairwoman of the committee for public economy and transport and from 2001 to 2004 chairwoman of the finance committee. Schicker left the Federal Council on February 29, 2004.

Awards

• Large gold medal for services to the Republic of Austria
• Large silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria

Web link

• Johanna Schicker on the website of the Austrian Parliament