Ursula Haubner

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Ursula Haubner at the “Hour of Patriots” on June 11, 2004, the FPÖ's final event in Vienna for the European elections

Ursula Haubner (born Haider , born December 22, 1945 in Goisern , Upper Austria ) is an Austrian politician and was chairwoman of the FPÖ from July 3, 2004 until she transferred to the newly founded Future Austria Alliance on April 5, 2005 . Between 2005 and 2007, she served in the Government dish II the Office of Social Affairs .

Her brother was the governor of Carinthia, Jörg Haider . She is married with two daughters and five grandchildren.

Professional and political career

Education, personal matters

Ursula Haider attended elementary and secondary school in Bad Goisern. In 1963 she graduated from the HBLA for economic professions in Bad Ischl and she completed the teaching post for specialist teaching at human vocational schools in Innsbruck. She has been married to Klaus Haubner since 1969.

Professional career

  • From 1965 cook and handicraft teacher at schools in Bad Ischl , Linz and Steyr
  • From 1987 specialist board member at the higher vocational training institute for economic professions in Steyr
  • Membership in the Paracelsus Society Bad Hall and in the Upper Austrian Crafts Museum Association
  • Honorary chairwoman of the Association for Home Economics Education Upper Austria

Political career

  • 1991–2003 member of the Bad Hall City Council
  • 1994 deputy of the regional party chairman
  • 1994–1996 member of the Federal Council
  • 1995–2003 federal spokeswoman for the Freedom Women Initiative
  • 1996–1997 member of the Upper Austrian state parliament
  • 1997–2003 Upper Austrian regional councilor for women's affairs, environmental protection and consumer protection
  • Since 2003 member of the Bad Hall municipal council
  • February 28, 2003 to January 25, 2005 State Secretary for Generations (Federal Ministry for Social Security and Generations)
  • 2006 to 2013 member of the Austrian National Council

After Haubner was appointed executive federal party leader of the FPÖ on October 21, 2003 and was elected federal party leader on July 3, 2004, she was proposed at the party retreat in January 2005 as the successor to Herbert Haupt as Federal Minister for Social Security, Generations and Consumer Protection 26 January sworn in .

On April 4, 2005, Haubner resigned her function as federal party leader of the FPÖ, resigned from the party and founded the new party Bündnis Zukunft Österreich (BZÖ) with other members of the federal government and her brother Jörg Haider .

In the National Council election in October 2006 , the Alliance for the Future of Austria received 4% of the votes and thus just made it into the National Council. On January 11, 2007, Erwin Buchinger succeeded Ursula Haubner as Minister of Social Affairs.

Haubner Decree

The minister caused a stir with the so-called Haubner child benefit decree. With the amendment to the decree of August 3, 2006, children of foreigners living legally in Austria were effectively canceled or not paid out retrospectively for several months, in fact childcare allowance, family allowance and in some cases also social security. The Ministry of Social Affairs argued with a loophole in the law. A report on the radio station Ö1 was followed by public protests. Aid organizations, the Catholic and Protestant Church, the SPÖ , the Greens and Federal President Heinz Fischer demanded an immediate repeal of the decree. Since Minister Haubner was unable to withdraw her decree due to the current legal guidelines, a corresponding change in the law was passed in parliament on December 15, 2006 by the SPÖ, ÖVP and the Greens.

In addition, the members of the green party put a motion of no confidence in the Minister of Social Affairs, which was rejected by a majority in parliament because this decree was based on existing laws.

Awards (excerpt)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http ://www. Freiheitlichefrauen.at/
  2. ↑ Caritas criticizes government decision . In: ORF . December 5, 2006
  3. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
personal data
SURNAME Haubner, Ursula
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Haider, Ursula (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian politician (FPÖ, BZÖ), member of the state parliament, member of the National Council, member of the Federal Council
DATE OF BIRTH December 22, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Bad Goisern