Maria Rauch-Kallat

DATE OF BIRTH: 31.01.1949
NATIONALITY: Austrian
CIVIL STATUS: Married to Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly
Two children (born 1970 and 1973)

EDUCATION: 

• High School Certificate 1967
• Graduated from the Pedagogical Institute as a teacher for English (1967), Russian (1977), Sports (1981)
• Geography and Economics (1978) (Pedagogical Academy),
• East- and Southeast European Academy (1972/73)
• Training College for young entrepreneurs (1983)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE RECORD:

• 1967 - 1983 Teacher (Secondary Modern School), Teaching: English, Russian,
  Sports, Geography and Economics
• 1983 - 1992 Managing Director „Soziales Hilfswerk“(non-profit organisation), running projects for children, families, seniors, handicapped people social networking in Vienna and international projects in Central America and Eastern Europe
• 1992 - 1995 Federal Minister
• 1995 - 2003 Secretary General of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP)
• 28.02.2003 - present Federal Minister of Health and Women

POLITICAL RECORD:

• 1983 - 1987 Member of the Austrian Senate
• 1987 - 1992  Member of the City Council of Vienna
• 1992 - 1994 Federal Minister for Environment, Youth and Family
• 1994 - 1995 Federal Minister for Environment
• 1995 - 1999 Member of the Federal Parliament of Austria
• 1992 - 2000 Deputy Chairman of the ÖVP-Vienna
• 2001 - 2003 Member of the Federal Parliament of Austria
• 1995 - 2003 Secretary General of the ÖVP-Austria
• 1988 - present President of the ÖVP-Vienna Women’s Association
• 1998 - present  President of the ÖVP-Austria Women’s Association
• 28.02.2003 - present Federal Minister of Health and Women

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES & NGO’S:

• President of Alpha (a political academy specialised on women)
• President of the Austro-Hungarian Association
• Board member of the Dr. Maria Schaumayer-Foundation
• Board member of the ÖVP Political Academy
• Board member of „Lobby for children“
• Member of the Austrian Management Association
• Member of the Christian Teacher’s Association of Austria