| Claudia Bandion-Ortner | |
| Office: | Minister of Justice |
| Primeminister: | Werner Faymann |
| Predecessor: | Johannes Hahn |
| Successor: | Beatrix Karl |
| Term Start: | 15 January 2009 |
| Term End: | 20 April 2011 |
| Birth Date: | 30 November 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Graz |
| Party: | Independent |
| Alma Mater: | Karl-Franzens University |
| Profession: | Judge |
| Nationality: | Austrian |
Claudia Bandion-Ortner (born 30 November 1966) is an Austrian judge and politician, who served as the minister of justice.
Bandion-Ortner was born in Graz on 30 November 1966.[1] She graduated from Karl-Franzens University in Graz in 1989 with a master's degree in law.[2]
Bandion-Ortner began her career as a judge at the regional court for criminal matters in Vienna.[2] Then she became a chief judge.[2] [3] She was appointed minister of justice to the coalition cabinet led by Werner Faymann on 15 January 2009, replacing Johannes Hahn.[4] Although she was an independent figure, the People's Party, partner of the Social Democratic Party in the coalition, nominated her for the post.[5] Her tenure lasted until 20 April 2011 when she was resigned from office and she was succeeded by Beatrix Karl in the post.[1] [6]
After leaving office Bandion-Ortner served as the senior advisor at the international anticorruption academy in Laxenburg, outside Vienna, from August 2011 to August 2012.[2] [7] In November 2012, Bandion-Ortner was appointed deputy secretary-general of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz international centre for interreligious and intercultural dialogue (KAICIID) that is based in Vienna.[8] [9]
Bandion-Ortner is married and has a child.[10]