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Maria Fekter
View on WikipediaMaria Theresia Fekter is an Austrian politician (ÖVP) and was the Austrian Minister of Finance between 2011 and 2013. Before that, she was Minister of the Interior.[1][2]
Key Information
On 27 June 2008, it was announced by her party that she was to be appointed as the new Interior Minister in the Gusenbauer cabinet, following Günther Platter, who became the new Governor of Tyrol.[3] During her career as Interior Minister, she became known as a hardliner, especially when it came to immigration and asylum policies, earning her the unofficial title of an Austrian "Iron Lady".[4][5] Fekter is also often referred to as "Schottermitzi"[a] due to her family's involvement with the gravel industry.[6]
Early life and career
[edit]Fekter attended the Sisters of the Cross gymnasium in Gmunden then attended the grammar school Kreuzschwestern Gmunden.[7] She obtained her Matura in 1975 from the commercial academy in Vöcklabruck.[7] Afterward, she studied law, graduating from Johannes Kepler University Linz as a Doctor of Law in 1979.[7] She then went on to obtain her Magistra rerum socialium oeconomicarumque from her alma mater in 1982.[8] After graduating she worked in her parents' gravel pit and carrying business, becoming a managing partner in 1986.[8]
In 1986 she became a municipal councillor in Attnang-Puchheim, which she did until 1990.[9] From 1990 to 1994 she was State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and later a Member of the National Council (Parliament) from 1994 to 2007.[7] During this time she was a Member of the executive committee (Präsidium) of the Österreichischer Wirtschaftsbund from 1990 to 1995, and again since 2008.[7] From 2007 to 2008 she was a Ombudsman (Volksanwältin) of Austria, before becoming Federal Minister of the Interior from 2008 to 2011.[7] Afterward, she served as Minister of Finance from 2011 to 2013.[5]
Other activities
[edit]- Salzburg Festival, member of the board of trustees (since 2013)[10]
- African Development Bank, member of the board of governors (2011–2013)[11]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The nickname roughly translates to "Gravel Mary"; 'Mitzi' is the colloquial nickname form of Mary in Viennese dialect
References
[edit]- ^ "Austria to keep deporting long-term residents, says minister". Austrian Independent. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Arrests in Austria camp attacks". BBC. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Neugebauer: Fekter ist Garant für Fortbestand der Sicherheitspolitik". OTS (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Granite lady". POLITICO. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Austria's outspoken finance minister replaced". Financial Times. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Politiker-Spitznamen: Strickliesl, Schottermitzi & Co". Die Presse. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Fekter Maria Theresia, Mag. Dr. | Parlament Österreich". www.parlament.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Fekter, Maria". Austria-Forum (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ ""Meine Freunde nennen mich Marie" – ein Tag mit Fekter". Kronen (in German). 10 November 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ 2016 Transparency Report Archived 2017-04-02 at the Wayback Machine National Council.
- ^ AfDB Annual Report 2011 African Development Bank (AfDB).
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