Maria Schaumayer

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Maria Schaumayer (born October 7, 1931 in Graz ; † January 23, 2013 in Vienna ) was an Austrian economist and politician ( ÖVP ). From 1990 to 1995 she was President of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank . In this role she was the first woman in the world.

Life

In 1949, Schaumayer graduated with distinction at the Realgymnasium in Fürstenfeld and then studied world trade and economics and law at the Innsbruck Faculty of Law until 1952 at the University of World Trade in Vienna , graduating with the title Dkfm. and May 1954 Dr. rer oec. from. Her dissertation was entitled: Modern market research and marketing in export.

At first, Schaumayer worked in the banking division of Creditanstalt-Bankverein , where she became authorized representative in 1961.

In the city ​​of Vienna , Maria Schaumayer was a member of the city ​​senate and the state government from 1965 to 1973 as the leading city councilor nominated by the ÖVP : she was responsible for municipal enterprises ( city ​​councilor , city senate Marek I , 1965 to 1969) and for building authority and other technical matters ( city senate Marek II , Slavik and Gratz I , 1969 to 1973). From 1969 to 1982 she was a member of the Vienna State Parliament and City Council. In 1974 she became a board member of Kommunalkredit AG in Vienna.

From 1982 to 1989 she was CFO of the ÖMV , from 1990 to 1995 President of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank . On the occasion of her 60th birthday in 1991, she founded the Foundation for Women in Business, which awards prizes. From 2000 she was the government commissioner for the compensation of forced laborers under the Nazi regime . In this role, she played a key role in the conclusion of bilateral agreements between the Republic of Austria and six European countries as well as the USA and was able to reach an agreement with a group of civil plaintiffs represented by lawyer Ed Fagan . Around 132,000 former forced laborers have received compensation through the establishment of the Austrian Fund for Reconciliation, Peace and Cooperation .

Maria Schaumayer, who died on January 23, 2013, was buried on February 2, 2013 in the Döblinger Friedhof in an honorary grave (group 34, row 5, number 16). In 2014, the Schaumayerplatz in Vienna- Döbling (19th district) was named after her and renamed Maria-Schaumayer-Platz in 2016 .

Maria Schaumayer's grave site

Quotes

Schaumayer described herself as an "icebreaker" for women.

Exclamation from her in the ÖNB, freely based on Theresa von Avila : "Dear God, let me quickly get down to business in all important matters."

Awards

Honors

On October 4, 2011, a ceremony took place at the National Bank in Vienna to mark her 80th birthday.

The OeNB created the Dr. Maria Schaumayer Habilitation Scholarship for young women scientists , which is advertised at their alma mater, today's Vienna University of Economics and Business .

Publications

  • Modern market research and marketing in export , Innsbruck 1954 (dissertation)
  • Control, criticism, contrast. Minutes of the Vienna City Council , 1970
  • The monetary and credit system in Austria , 1990
  • Austria's economic and currency policy on the way to Europe. Festschrift for Maria Schaumayer , Austrian National Bank, 1991

Foundation, endowment

In 1991 she became the Dr. Maria Schaumayer Foundation was launched, endowed with start-up capital and subsequently endowed with ongoing endowment, which aims to support women in their careers in business, politics and science. "Extraordinary academic work from all areas of science is appraised twice a year by the scientific advisory board" and awarded - around 810 times up to its 20th anniversary in 2011. Former Federal Minister Maria Rauch-Kallat is the foundation's board of directors (as of October 2011) .

literature

  • Jörg Mahlich, Robert Schediwy (eds.): Contemporary witnesses and designers of Austrian economic policy , Lit Verlag Vienna 2008 - oral history interview with Maria Schaumayer.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bestattung Wien announces on behalf of the relatives: Ms. Dr. Maria Schaumayer passed away (APA OTS, January 23, 2013)
  2. ↑ Ex-OeNB President Schaumayer is dead in Standard on January 23, 2013, accessed on January 23, 2013
  3. ↑ a b The Euro and European Integration, keynote speech and laudation by Klaus Liebscher, Governor ÖNB. Innsbruck, May 25, 2004. In: schaumayerstiftung.net, accessed January 29, 2018. - 50 years graduation in Innsbruck.
  4. ↑ KR Dkfm. Dr. Maria Schaumayer online query from July 3, 2011
  5. ↑ philosophische-praxis.at: The Substance of Personality - A Conversation with Maria Schaumayer (Wiener Zeitung, September 17, 2004)
  6. ^ Farewell to Maria Schaumayer on ORF February 2, 2013, accessed on February 2, 2013
  7. ↑ a b Speech at the funeral of Dr. Maria Schaumayer. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ewald Nowotny, Governor ÖNB. Vienna, February 2, 2013. In: schaumayerstiftung.net, accessed January 29, 2018.
  8. ↑ Note on cover page 4 of the Festschrift 20 Years Foundation ... See: Ceremony in honor of Dkfm. Dr. Maria Schaumayer , October 4, 2011, accessed January 29, 2018. - Anniversary publication, image 99/105: Dr. in Maria Schaumayer, 20 years of the foundation for the promotion of women's careers.
  9. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
  10. ↑ https://archive.today/20130216082601/www.institutional-money.com/news/uebersicht/artikel/ex- Notenbank-praesidentin-dr-maria-schaumayer-unerwartet-verstorben/?no_cache=1&cHash=92eca money1c5ddeaea315e98629b58c7fb2 Institution from January 23, 2013, accessed on January 23, 2013
  11. ↑ APA.OTS Grand Leopold Kunschak Prize 2007 for Maria Schaumayer March 10, 2007
  12. ^ Ceremony in honor of Dkfm. Dr. Maria Schaumayer , October 4, 2011, accessed January 29, 2018. - Anniversary publication, image 101/105: Dr. in Maria Schaumayer, 20 years of the foundation for the promotion of women's careers.
personal data
SURNAME Schaumayer, Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian economist and politician (ÖVP), member of the state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz
DATE OF DEATH January 23, 2013
Place of death Vienna