Martina Diesner-Wais (born 10 February 1968 in Waidhofen an der Thaya) is an Austrian politician (ÖVP). She was a member of the Austrian Federal Council from 2003 to 2013 and has been a member of the National Council since 2013.

Martina Diesner-Wais in 2019

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Diesner-Wais was elected a member of the Schrems municipal council in 1990. Between 1995 and 2005 she was a city councilor, then again a councilor, and currently again a city councilor.[1]

Diesner-Wais was sworn in as a member of the Federal Council on 24 April 2003 and was secretary of the Federal Council from 1 January 2006 to 30 June 2006. After the 2013 Austrian legislative election, Diesner-Wais moved from the Federal Council to the National Council.[2] She was able to defend her mandate in the elections of 2017[3] and 2019.[4]

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