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Johanna Mikl-Leitner

Austrian politician (born 1964)

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Austrian politician (born 1964)

Field	Value
name	Johanna Mikl-Leitner
image	Johanna Mikl-Leitner - Eröffnung des Wasserbaulabors der BOKU.JPG
office	Governor of Lower Austria
term_start	19 April 2017
predecessor	Erwin Pröll
deputy	Udo Landbauer (FPÖ)
Stephan Pernkopf (SPÖ)
office1	Deputy Governor of Lower Austria
governor1	Erwin Pröll
term_start1	21 April 2016
term_end1	19 April 2017
predecessor1	Wolfgang Sobotka
successor1	Stephan Pernkopf
office2	Councilor for Finances of Lower Austria
governor2	Erwin Pröll
term_start2	21 April 2016
term_end2	19 April 2017
predecessor2	Wolfgang Sobotka
successor2	Ludwig Schleritzko
office3	Minister of the Interior
chancellor3	Werner Faymann
term_start3	21 April 2011
term_end3	21 April 2016
predecessor3	Maria Fekter
successor3	Wolfgang Sobotka
office4	Councilor for Labour, Social Affairs and Families of Lower Austria
term_start4	25 April 2003
term_end4	21 April 2011
predecessor4	Franz Blochberger
successor4	Barbara Schwarz
birth_date
birth_place	Hollabrunn, Austria
birth_name	Johanna Leitner
party	People's Party
children	2
alma_mater	Vienna University of Economics and Business

Stephan Pernkopf (SPÖ) Johanna Mikl-Leitner ( Leitner; born 9 February 1964) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and since 2017 the governor of Lower Austria.

Early life and education

Johanna Leitner was born in Hollabrunn, Lower Austria. She grew up in Großharras, where she attended primary school from 1970 till 1974. She went to a grammar school which specializes in natural sciences (Realgymnasium) in Laa an der Thaya. In 1978, she switched to business school (Handelsakademie) in Laa, where she took her A-levels (Matura) in 1983. Mikl-Leitner studied Business Education at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and graduated with a Master of Social and Economic Sciences degree.

Career

Mikl-Leitner taught at the business school (Handelsakademie) in Laa an der Thaya, where she had previously studied, from 1989 until 1990. Subsequently, she became a trainee with the Federation of Austrian Industries until 1993 and then worked for a publishing company until 1995. At that point she made her first steps into politics. She became the marketing manager for the Lower Austrian ÖVP in 1995 and their leader in 1998.

Politics

Johanna Mikl-Leitner was a member of Austria's national council from until , representing the ÖVP. On 24 March 2003, she became a member of the provincial government (Landesrätin) of Lower Austria.

In 2010, she was elected vice president of the Assembly of European Regions. After the resignation of vice chancellor and ÖVP party leader Josef Pröll, the Faymann cabinet was reshuffled and Johanna Mikl-Leitner was sworn in as Austria's minister of the interior on 21 April 2011.

Personal life

Johanna Mikl-Leitner is married and has two daughters. She lives in Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria.

References

(12 November 2010). "VRE Wahlen 2010: Michèle Sabban als Präsidentin wiedergewählt".
(21 April 2011). "Team Spindelegger angelobt". [[Die Presse]].

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