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Beate Meinl-Reisinger
Beate Meinl-Reisinger (Austrian German: [beˈaːtɛ maɪnl̩ ˈraɪzɪŋɐ]; née Reisinger; born 25 April 1978) is an Austrian politician serving as Minister for European and International Affairs since March 2025. She has been party leader of the NEOS since June 2018.
From 2013 to 2015, she served as a member of the National Council. Between 2015 and 2018, she was a member of the Municipal Council and Landtag of Vienna, where she acted as the parliamentary group leader for NEOS. In 2018, she was re-elected to the National Council, serving until her appointment as a federal minister.
Beate Reisinger was born on 25 April 1978, in Vienna, to physician parents whom she described as part of the “civic Greens”. She completed her secondary education at Gymnasium Wasagasse in 1996, before pursuing higher studies at the University of Vienna, where she graduated in law in 2002. In 2003, she earned a master's degree in European Studies from the Danube University Krems.
In 2004, she began a trainee program for EU academics at the Austrian Economic Chamber in Brussels. The following year, she served as a parliamentary assistant to Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) politician Othmar Karas, a Member of the European Parliament, from 2005 to 2006.
In 2007, Beate briefly held the position of deputy managing director of the "Women in Business" department at the Austrian Economic Chamber, before transitioning to roles of an advisor at both the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economics and the Federal Ministry of Economics, Family and Youth, advising State Secretary Christine Marek (ÖVP) until 2009. In 2009, she returned to the Austrian Economic Chamber, where she served as an advisor until 2010.
From 2010 to 2012, Meinl-Reisinger was a member of the Vienna branch of the ÖVP women's association. In 2012, she also took on the role of political advisor for the branch.
After the birth of her second daughter in 2012, Meinl-Reisinger became involved with the foundation of the new liberal party NEOS. She was elected to third place on the party's federal list in the 2013 legislative election, and was elected to the National Council. After NEOS merged with the Liberal Forum in 2014, she was elected as one of two deputy leaders of the party with Angelika Milnar; she also became chairwoman of its Vienna branch. In the National Council, Meinl-Resinger served as chair of the culture committee and was a member of the judiciary committee, the consumer protection committee, and the family committee.
In February 2015, Meinl-Reisinger was selected as the top candidate for the 2015 Viennese state election. On 24 September, she announced her resignation from the National Council to commit time to Viennese politics; she did so on 9 October, two days before the election. She led the party to significant success, winning 6.16% and five seats. She subsequently became chairwoman of the NEOS parliamentary group in the Viennese parliament.
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Beate Meinl-Reisinger
Beate Meinl-Reisinger (Austrian German: [beˈaːtɛ maɪnl̩ ˈraɪzɪŋɐ]; née Reisinger; born 25 April 1978) is an Austrian politician serving as Minister for European and International Affairs since March 2025. She has been party leader of the NEOS since June 2018.
From 2013 to 2015, she served as a member of the National Council. Between 2015 and 2018, she was a member of the Municipal Council and Landtag of Vienna, where she acted as the parliamentary group leader for NEOS. In 2018, she was re-elected to the National Council, serving until her appointment as a federal minister.
Beate Reisinger was born on 25 April 1978, in Vienna, to physician parents whom she described as part of the “civic Greens”. She completed her secondary education at Gymnasium Wasagasse in 1996, before pursuing higher studies at the University of Vienna, where she graduated in law in 2002. In 2003, she earned a master's degree in European Studies from the Danube University Krems.
In 2004, she began a trainee program for EU academics at the Austrian Economic Chamber in Brussels. The following year, she served as a parliamentary assistant to Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) politician Othmar Karas, a Member of the European Parliament, from 2005 to 2006.
In 2007, Beate briefly held the position of deputy managing director of the "Women in Business" department at the Austrian Economic Chamber, before transitioning to roles of an advisor at both the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economics and the Federal Ministry of Economics, Family and Youth, advising State Secretary Christine Marek (ÖVP) until 2009. In 2009, she returned to the Austrian Economic Chamber, where she served as an advisor until 2010.
From 2010 to 2012, Meinl-Reisinger was a member of the Vienna branch of the ÖVP women's association. In 2012, she also took on the role of political advisor for the branch.
After the birth of her second daughter in 2012, Meinl-Reisinger became involved with the foundation of the new liberal party NEOS. She was elected to third place on the party's federal list in the 2013 legislative election, and was elected to the National Council. After NEOS merged with the Liberal Forum in 2014, she was elected as one of two deputy leaders of the party with Angelika Milnar; she also became chairwoman of its Vienna branch. In the National Council, Meinl-Resinger served as chair of the culture committee and was a member of the judiciary committee, the consumer protection committee, and the family committee.
In February 2015, Meinl-Reisinger was selected as the top candidate for the 2015 Viennese state election. On 24 September, she announced her resignation from the National Council to commit time to Viennese politics; she did so on 9 October, two days before the election. She led the party to significant success, winning 6.16% and five seats. She subsequently became chairwoman of the NEOS parliamentary group in the Viennese parliament.