Jolanda Offenbeck
Jolanda Offenbeck (born: Dirnbacher ; born September 1, 1930 in Graz , Styria ; † May 25, 2000 there ) was an Austrian politician ( SPÖ ). Offenbeck was 1970-1973 member of the Federal Council and from 1973 to 1990 Member of the National Council .
Life
Jolanda Offenbeck studied after attending the primary school and a secondary school law at the University of Graz and received in 1954 their promotion . After a year of legal practice (1955), she found work as a 1956 Konzipistin in a law firm, which she belonged to the 1960th Most recently she became a civil servant in the magistrate of her native Graz.
Offenbeck only found her access to politics relatively late, when she was elected SPÖ women's chairwoman in Graz in 1966. In 1975 she took over the office of women chairwoman at the state level, which was followed by another promotion in 1981 when she succeeded Hertha Firnberg in office as SPÖ federal women chairwoman from 1981 to 1987 . One of her greatest successes was her party's binding decision at the 1985 party congress to introduce a women's quota of 25 percentage points in the National Council.
Offenbeck was elected to the Federal Council in May 1970, where she held a seat until November 1973. Subsequently, she became a member of the SPÖ in the National Council, to which she belonged for almost 17 years until July 1990. Offenbeck campaigned for numerous women's political issues. These included, above all, the legal regulation, which was controversially discussed in conservative circles in the 1970s, that abortion should no longer be prosecuted. It was Offenbeck who initiated an amendment to divorce law in 1976, at the end of which women who were divorced from their husbands against their will should receive financial security. This law was affectionately called Lex Offenbeck in judicial circles, especially by the then Justice Minister Christian Broda .
Awards
- Large gold medal with the star for services to the Republic of Austria
- Large gold medal for services to the Republic of Austria
- Large silver medal for services to the Republic of Austria
Web links
- Jolanda Offenbeck on the website of the Austrian Parliament
- Archive recordings with Jolanda Offenbeck in the online archive of the Austrian Mediathek (radio reports )
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| SURNAME | Offenbeck, Jolanda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dirnbacher, Jolanda |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the National Council, member of the Federal Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz , Styria |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 2000 |
| Place of death | Graz , Styria |