Karin Renner

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Karin Renner (2013)

Karin Renner (born August 2, 1965 in Vienna ) is an Austrian politician ( SPÖ ) and has been the third president of the Lower Austrian state parliament since March 22, 2018 .

From 2013 to 2018 she was the second deputy governor and provincial councilor in the Lower Austrian provincial government .

Life

After elementary school, Karin Renner attended an integrated comprehensive school and then the commercial school. She worked in the private sector and later worked as a civil servant in the administrative court . In her second education, she studied political science and education , with which she obtained the academic degree Magister .

Between 2000 and 2013 she was Deputy Mayor of Markgrafneusiedl . From 2003 and 2013 she was also a member of the Lower Austrian state parliament .

In the state parliament she was the spokesperson for integration, youth and youth welfare, culture and constitutional issues.

On April 24, 2013, Renner was elected Deputy Governor by the State Parliament. In the state government, she is responsible for consumer protection, food control, community finances and urban water management, among other things.

Within the party, she has been the district chairman of the SPÖ Gänserndorf since 2009.

In addition to her political activities, she is on the district board of Volkshilfe Gänserndorf and vice-president of Volkshilfe Niederösterreich.

Karin Renner is married and has one son.

politics

As a youth spokeswoman for the SPNÖ, Karin Renner was strongly committed to lowering the right to vote to 16 years. Renner justified this in a broadcast: “Lowering the voting age is an important concern for us! At the age of 14, the young people make the decision about their further training and career path - therefore we can trust them without further ado that they can make self-confident and responsible decisions on political issues. "

Renner also campaigned for the nationwide standardization of the protection of minors.

One focus of her state parliament work was on the use against nuclear power. It describes the complete phase-out of nuclear power as ultimately the only viable path. As a trained political scientist, Renner was also heavily involved in constitutional issues, such as the reform of the electoral law.

In addition, regional issues were always important for the woman from the Weinviertel, such as the expansion of the S8 that she called for.

As Deputy Governor, Karin Renner has placed a major focus of her work on consumer protection issues. Renner said in a broadcast: "The tasks in consumer protection are incredibly diverse and an area that I would like to devote myself to. They range from general consumer problems [...] to questions about telephones and mobile phones, [...] but also pricing, [ ...] as well as the topics of insurance and banking. Questions of consumer protection and product safety not only affect more and more areas of people's lives, consumer protection is becoming increasingly important for many consumers in times of complex and sometimes more complicated market relationships. " In addition, according to Renner, she wants to focus more on the many companies in Lower Austria, especially small and medium-sized businesses, and bring them to the fore with their good performance.

On March 22, 2018, she succeeded Franz Gartner as Third President of the State Parliament.

Awards

Web links

Commons : Karin Renner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ OTS0101 of October 2, 2003, accessed on July 1, 2013
  2. ↑ OTS0072 of January 5, 2007, accessed on July 1, 2013
  3. ↑ OTS0072 of May 18, 2012, accessed on July 1, 2013
  4. ↑ OTS0060 of March 16, 2012, accessed on July 1, 2013
  5. ↑ OTS0206 of October 6, 2010, accessed on July 1, 2013
  6. ↑ OTS0068 of July 19, 2011, accessed on July 1, 2013
  7. ↑ OTS0121 of April 29, 2013, accessed on July 1, 2013
  8. ^ NÖN: Königsberger-Ludwig becomes SPÖ regional councilor . Article dated March 12, 2018, accessed March 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ Award of honorary decorations to former and incumbent MPs , Office of the Lower Austrian Provincial Government, October 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ Decoration of honor for 18 former and incumbent members of the state parliament . Office of the Provincial Government of Lower Austria, 22 January 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Renner, Karin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Krehlik, Karin (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna