First Lady of Austria explained

Post:First Lady
Body:Austria
Insignia:Flag of Austria.svg
Insigniasize:150px
Incumbent:Doris Schmidauer
Incumbentsince:26 January 2017
Formation:20 December 1945
Inaugural:Luise Renner

First Lady of Austria is the title attributed to the wife (or, in place of a wife, a designee, such as a daughter) of the president of Austria.[1] [2] The current first lady is Doris Schmidauer, wife of President Alexander Van der Bellen, who has held the position since 26 January 2017.[3]

First ladies of the First Austrian Republic (1919–1934)

First Lady Term BeginsTerm EndsPresident of AustriaNotes
Emilie Hainisch9 December 192010 December 1928Michael Hainisch
Leopoldine Miklas10 December 192813 March 1938

First ladies of the Second Austrian Republic (1945–present)

First Lady Term BeginsTerm EndsPresident of AustriaNotes
Luise Renner20 December 194531 December 1950Karl Renner
Position vacant21 June 19514 January 1957Körner was a bachelor.
Martha Kyrle22 May 195728 February 1965Adolf SchärfSchärf's wife, Hilda Schärf, died in 1956 before he became president. Their daughter, Martha Kyrle, served as First Lady during his tenure in office. President Schärf died in office.
Margarete Jonas9 June 196524 April 1974Franz Jonas
Herma Kirchschläger8 July 19748 July 1986Rudolf Kirchschläger
Elisabeth Waldheim8 July 1986 8 July 1992Kurt Waldheim
Edith Klestil8 July 19921994Thomas KlestilEdith Klestil left Thomas Klestil in January 1994 following revelations of his affair with his aide, Margot Löffler.[4] [5] [6] [7] Edith Klestil was voted Austria's "Woman of the Year" in March 1994. The Klestils divorced on 17 September 1998 after forty year of marriage and a four-year separation.[8]
Margot Klestil-Löffler23 December 1998 (marriage)6 July 2004Thomas KlestilPresident Klestil and Margot Löffler initially agreed to separate in January 1994 following the revelations of their affair, but later reconnected. They married on 23 December 1998, just a few months after Klestil's divorce from Edith Klestil. President Klestil died in office on 6 July 2004. Klestil-Löffler, a diplomat, served as Ambassador to the Czech Republic (2004–2009) and Russia (2009–2014).
Margit Fischer8 July 2004 8 July 2016Heinz Fischer
Doris Schmidauer26 January 2017PresentAlexander Van der BellenSchmidauer and Van der Bellen married in December 2015.[9] Schmidauer, who is head of personnel and management of the Green Party Parliamentary Club as of January 2017, has expressed a desire to continue working for the Green Party while she serves as Austria's First Lady.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Katharina . Mittelstaedt . First Lady ohne Auftrag . . 2016-11-30 . 2017-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20171127193954/http://derstandard.at/2000048213784/Praesidentschaftswahl-First-Lady-ohne-Auftrag . 2017-11-27 . live.
  2. News: Georg . Markus . Beruf: First Lady . . 2016-12-04 . 2017-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20170320053224/https://kurier.at/politik/inland/bundespraesidentenwahl/am-heutigen-tag-der-entscheidung-beruf-first-lady/233.999.549 . 2017-03-20 . live.
  3. News: Katharina . Mittelstaedt . Das ist die neue First Lady . . 2016-12-04 . 2017-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20170320060658/http://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/bp-wahl/Das-ist-die-neue-First-Lady/261079034 . 2017-03-20 . live.
  4. News: Thomas Klestil obituary . . 2004-07-08 . 2017-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319111711/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1466428/Thomas-Klestil.html . 2017-03-19 . live.
  5. News: Austrian President Leaves Wife, Loses Aide . . 1994-01-24 . 2017-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170407233654/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/01/26/austrian-leaves-wife-loses-aide/608cd874-16fb-4956-bb4d-2b63935ac860/ . 2017-04-07 . live.
  6. News: Stephen. Kinzer . The Talk of Vienna: President's Affair . . 1994-01-26 . 2017-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170319114843/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/26/world/the-talk-of-vienna-president-s-affair.html . 2017-03-19 . live.
  7. News: President loses wife and mistress . . 1994-01-26 . 2017-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170319113904/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/president-loses-wife-and-mistress-1409433.html . 2017-03-19 . live.
  8. News: President of Austria picks mistress over longtime wife . . . 1998-09-19 . 2017-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170320051908/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/president-of-austria-picks-mistress-over-longtime-wife.aspx?pageID=438&n=president-of-austria-picks-mistress-over-longtime-wife-1998-09-19 . 2017-03-20 . live.
  9. News: Vyhrážali sa mu smrťou, teraz bude prezidentom. Na scénu prichádza "Zelený profesor". ČTK. 4 December 2016. 5 December 2016. Hospodárske Noviny. sk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116135346/https://hnonline.sk/svet/870872-vyhrazali-sa-mu-smrtou-teraz-bude-prezidentom-na-scenu-prichadza-zeleny-profesor . 2018-01-16 . live.
  10. News: de-AT. Doris Schmidauer: Das ist Österreichs neue First Lady. 24 May 2016. 5 December 2016. . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220085129/http://www.heute.at/redcarpet/leute/Doris-Schmidauer-Das-ist-OEsterreichs-neue-First-Lady;art23692,1292106 . 2016-12-20 . live.

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