Susanne Reichard

Susanne Reichard (* 1963 in Wiener Neustadt ) is an Austrian politician ( ÖVP , previously LIF ). From 2001 to 2010, Reichard was district head of the 4th district of Vienna, Wieden .

Life

Reichard attended the Bundesgymnasium in Wiener Neustadt and studied at the Vienna University of Economics after graduation . Subsequently, she worked in the areas of human resources, public relations, trade and consulting. She has two daughters who were born in 1992 and 1994, respectively.

Reichard was already politically active during her studies, initially working for the Young European Student Initiative. Then she got involved in the Liberal Forum , built up the LIF district group in Wieden and was a member of the state party executive. In addition, she was a district councilor and club chairwoman of the LIF in Wieden. In 1999 she moved to the ÖVP and in the same year took on the role of deputy chairwoman of the Wieden Economic Association. Between 1999 and 2006 she was also the chairwoman of the Wieden women's movement and on May 30, 2001, she was elected District Leader in Wieden. Furthermore, Reichard has been the managing district party leader on the Wieden since 2005 and district party leader since 2006. In theIn 2005 , Reichard managed to hold the top position of the ÖVP in the district, although her predecessor as district head, Susanne Emmerling , came up with her own list. In 2010, the ÖVP lost first place in a close neck-and-neck race in the 4th district and fell back to 3rd place - the SPÖ won by just five votes ahead of the Greens and fourteen votes ahead of the ÖVP. The 62-year-old main school director Leopold Plasch (SPÖ) then replaced the previous district director Susanne Reichard (ÖVP). Reichard resigned from the district representation, but initially remained district party leader of the ÖVP Wieden (re-election on January 26, 2011). After assuming her new professional function at the Vienna City Bike Agency on November 1, 2011, she resigned from all political offices.