Elisabeth Köstinger
Elisabeth Köstinger | |
|---|---|
Köstinger in 2020 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Regions, and Tourism | |
| In office 7 January 2020 – 18 May 2022 | |
| Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz Alexander Schallenberg Karl Nehammer |
| Preceded by | Maria Patek |
| Succeeded by | Norbert Totschnig |
| In office 18 December 2017 – 3 June 2019 | |
| Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz |
| Preceded by | Andrä Rupprechter |
| Succeeded by | Maria Patek |
| President of the National Council | |
| In office 9 November 2017 – 18 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Doris Bures |
| Succeeded by | Wolfgang Sobotka |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 8 November 2017 | |
| Affiliation | EPP Group |
| Constituency | Austria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1978 Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria |
| Political party | People's Party |
Elisabeth Köstinger (born 22 November 1978) is an Austrian politician who served as Minister for Agriculture, Sustainability and Tourism in the government of Chancellors Sebastian Kurz, Alexander Schallenberg, and Karl Nehammer from 7 January 2020. She had served in this capacity previously from December 2017 until June 2019. She is a member of the Austrian People's Party, part of the European People's Party.
From 9 November 2017 to 18 December 2017, Köstinger briefly served as President of Austria's National Council; as secretary general of the Austrian People's Party from May 2017 to January 2018.
Elisabeth Köstinger had become a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Austria in 2009 under OeVP delegation leader Ernst Strasser. Reelected in 2014 under Othmar Karas Köstinger resigned as MEP in late 2017 to become minister.