Margit Göll (née Haumer;[1] born 16 August 1964) is an Austrian politician (Austrian People's Party). From 2016 to March 2023, she was a member of the Landtag of Lower Austria, and since 23 March 2023, she has been a member of the Federal Council delegated by the state parliament.[2] In the first half of 2024, Göll held the office of President of the Federal Council.[3]
Margit Göll | |
|---|---|
| President of the Federal Council of Austria | |
| In office 1 January 2024 – 30 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Claudia Arpa |
| Succeeded by | Franz Ebner |
| Member of the Landtag of Lower Austria | |
| In office 2016–2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1964 Gmünd, Lower Austria, Austria |
| Political party | Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) |
Professional career
editAfter primary and secondary school, Göll attended the Federal Training Institute for Kindergarten Education from 1978 to 1982. She then worked at the Großschönau kindergarten for 22 years, starting in 1993 as head of the kindergarten. From 2015 to 2016 she was a kindergarten inspector for the districts of Gmünd, Zwettl and Waidhofen; this position was suspended when she entered the state parliament.[4]
Political career
editFrom 2005 to 2010, Göll was a local councilor in Moorbad Harbach, where she has been mayor since 7 April 2010. Since 2010 she has also been on the regional board of the Austrian Workers' Association ÖAAB, since 2012 she has been the district chairwoman of the ÖVP Women, and since 2014 chairwoman of the ÖVP community association in the Gmünd District.[5]
On 28 January 2016, Göll succeeded Johann Hofbauer in the 18th Legislative period sworn in as a member of the Landtag of Lower Austria.[4][1] At the beginning of 2019, she was elected district chairwoman of the Lower Austrian Employees' Association (NÖAAB) in the Gmünd district.[6] Göll is a member of the extended board of the Waldviertel regional association.[7]
In the 2023 state elections in Lower Austria, Göll ran as the ÖVP's top candidate in the Gmünd District.[8][9] After the election she changed her position at the beginning of the 20th Legislative period in the Federal Council,[10] where she was elected vice president in the second half of 2023[11] and took over the chairmanship of the state chamber as President of the Federal Council in the first half of 2024.[12][13]
Personal life
editGöll is married and has a son.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Biographischen Handbuch des NÖ Landtages: Margit Göll" (PDF). www.landtag-noe.at. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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- ^ "Margit Göll aus Niederösterreich ist ab 1. Jänner 2024 neue Bundesratspräsidentin". ots.at. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "NÖN: Harbach/St. Pölten: Margit Göll im Landtag angelobt". NÖN. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Volkspartei Niederösterreich: Göll, Margit". klub.vpnoe.at. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "NÖAAB-Bezirk Gmünd: LAbg. Margit Göll zur neuen Obfrau gewählt". 4 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Eva Leutgeb (25 October 2020). "Abgeordneter Lukas Brandweiner ist neuer Obmann des Regionalverbandes Waldviertel". tips.at. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ Markus Lohninger (10 November 2022). "Bezirk Gmünd: Landtagswahl 2023: Chance auch auf zwei Mandate". noen.at. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Katrin Pilz (8 November 2022). "Landtagswahl 2023: Göll führt Liste der VP-Kandidaten im Bezirk Gmünd an". meinbezirk.at. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Anna Hohenbichler (3 February 2023). "Vom Landtag in den Bundesrat: Margit Göll bekommt doch ein ÖVP-Mandat". noen.at. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Margit Göll zur Vizepräsidentin im Bundesrat gewählt". ots.at. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Margit Göll wird Bundesratspräsidentin". meinbezirk.at. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Sebastian Fellner (1 January 2024). "Bundesratsneuling Margit Göll wird Präsidentin der Länderkammer". DerStandard.at. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Gemeinde Moorbad Harbach: Margit Göll". www.moorbad-harbach.gv.at. Retrieved 3 December 2017.