Spouse Andreas Mikl | Children 2 Party Austrian People's Party Name Johanna Mikl-Leitner | |
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Political party Austrian People's Party Alma mater Vienna University of Economicsand Business Similar People Werner Faymann, Gerald Klug, Sebastian Kurz, Reinhold Mitterlehner, Erwin Proll | ||
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Johanna Mikl-Leitner (born (1964-02-09)February 9, 1964) is an Austrian politician (ÖVP) and since 21th April 2016 the acting Govenor of Lower Austria. From 2011 to 2016 she was Austria's Minister of the Interior.
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- Early life and education
- Career
- Politics
- Personal life
- References
Early life and education
Johanna Mikl-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 (en-GB) / high school (en-US), 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 from there 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. After that she was a trainee at 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 October 29, 1999 (1999-10-29) until April 18, 2003 (2003-04-18), representing the ÖVP. On March 24, 2003 she became a member of the 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 April 21, 2011.
Personal life
Johanna Mikl-Leitner is married and has two daughters. She lives in Klosterneuburg, Lower Austria.