Ruth Feldgrill-Zankel (born 15 September 1942) is an Austrian politician and former Federal Minister of the Environment, Youth and Family.[1]
Feldgrill-Zankel was born in Kapfenberg, Styria, in 1942. She briefly studied abroad at North Phoenix High School in Arizona. She obtained a diploma in commercial studies at Vienna's Hochschule für Welthandel in 1965. She later worked as a journalist and became involved in politics.[2]
From 1987 she was a member of the city council of Graz for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP). She was part of the cabinet of Chancellor Franz Vranitzky from 5 March 1991 until 25 November 1992. Following that post, she was deputy mayor of Graz until 1998.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Feldgrill-Zankel, Ruth". AEIOU Encyclopedia. Austria-Forum. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Ruth Feldgrill-Zankel". Internationales Biographisches Archiv (in German). Munzinger-Archiv. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
External links edit
- "Dipl.-Kfm. Ruth Feldgrill-Zankel". parlament.gv.at (in German). Austrian Parliament. Retrieved 7 November 2019.</ref>
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