Andrea Kdolsky (née Pelucha, born 2 November 1962) is an Austrian physician and retired politician (Non-party, until 2023 ÖVP) who was Minister for Health, Family and Youth in the Gusenbauer government.[1]
Kdolsky was born and grew up in Vienna. She originally began studying law and economics, but ultimately completed a Doctor of Medicine in 1993 at the University of Vienna. She subsequently worked as an anaesthesiologist.[2]
From 11 January 2007 to 2 December 2008 Kdolsky was Minister for Health, Family and Youth in the cabinet of Alfred Gusenbauer. She was ÖVP Minister.
After retirement from politics she became a consultant on health care.[3]
Andrea Kdolsky is a former member of the Austrian People's Party. In March 2023 she left the party after a state government was formed from the ÖVP and the FPÖ in Lower Austria after the state elections in January 2023. She rejects the FPÖ under state party leader Udo Landbauer.
Publications edit
- Mörwald, Toni (2007). Kdolsky, Andrea (ed.). Schweinsbraten & Co: die besten Rezepte vom Schwein (cookbook) (in German). Holzhausen-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-85493-151-5.
- Kdolsky, Andrea (2012). Hauptsache gesund: die unheilbaren Krankheiten des österreichischen Gesundheitswesens (in German). Goldegg Verlag. ISBN 978-3-902729-71-2.
References edit
- ^ Weißensteiner, Nina (14 January 2019). "Andrea Kdolsky: Einst schwarze Ministerin, jetzt Kanzlerkritikerin". Der Standard (in German). Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Andrea Kdolsky". Munzinger-Archiv (in German). Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Winter, Jakob (3 November 2018). "Ex-Gesundheitsministerin Andrea Kdolsky: "Es geht um Geld und Macht"". Profil (in German). Retrieved 3 November 2019.
External links edit
- "Dr. Andrea Kdolsky". parlament.gv.at. Austrian Parliament. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
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