Ms. Ursula HAUBNER

Date of birth: 22nd of December, 1945
Family status: Married, two daughters, three grandchildren

Education

Primary School and Lower Secondary School in Bad Goisern (Upper Austria) Matura (Upper Secondary Leaving Exam) at the College of Management and Services Industries in Bad Ischl (Upper Austria) Lehramt (teaching qualification) for occupationally related subject areas at Secondary Schools and Colleges in the Management and Services Industries in Innsbruck

Professional Career

Since 1965 teacher at the Secondary School and College in the Management and Services Industries in Bad Ischl, Linz, and Steyr (Upper Austria). Since 1987 head of practice oriented training for the Secondary School and College in the Management and Services Industries in Steyr (for the time being on leave).

Member of the Paracelsus Society Bad Hall and the Association of Upper Austrian Craftsman museums, Honorary Chairwoman of the Association of Education in the Management and Services Industries.

1991 - 2003 Member of the City Council, Bad Hall (Upper Austria) since 2003 Municipal Councillor, Bad Hall (Upper Austria) 1994 - 1996 Member of Federal Council (Upper House of the Austrian Parliament) 1995 - 2003 The Party's National Spokesperson of the initiative of liberal women (iFF) 1996 - 1997 Member of the Upper Austrian Regional Parliament 1997 - 2003 Member of the Upper Austrian Regional Government for Upper Austria for women's issues, environment and consumers since 20th of October, 2003 acting Chairperson of the FPOe since 4th of July, 2004 Chairwoman of FPOe 28th of February - 30th of April, 2003 State secretary in the Federal Ministry of Social Security and Generations 1st of May 2003 - 26th of January 2005 State secretary in the Federal Ministry of Social Security, Generations and Consumer Protection since 26th of January, 2005 Federal Minister of Social Security, Generations and Consumer Protection.