Schierhuber has been a member of the European Parliament since 1995 and currently sits as a full member of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee. She is also part of the Delegation for relations with Canada. As a substitute member she sits on the Employment and Social Affairs Committee. She is the Vice-Chairwoman of the EPP-ED Group working party on agricultural and budgetary issues.
Career
Completed agricultural school (1964)
Passed specialist examination (1975)
Member, ÖVP Local and District Executive (since 1975)
Member, Executive Committee, Lower Austria Farmers' Federation (since 1985)