Margit Göll Explained

Office:President of the Federal Council of Austria
Term Start:1 January 2024
Term End:30 June 2024
Predecessor:Claudia Arpa
Successor:Franz Ebner
Office1:Member of the Landtag of Lower Austria
Term Start1:2016
Term End1:2023
Birth Date:16 August 1964
Birth Place:Gmünd, Lower Austria, Austria
Party:Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)

Margit Göll (née Haumer;[1] born 16 August 1964) is an Austrian politician (Austrian People's Party). From 2016 to March 2023, she was a member of the Landtag of Lower Austria, and since 23 March 2023, she has been a member of the Federal Council delegated by the state parliament. In the first half of 2024, Göll held the office of President of the Federal Council.[2]

Professional career

After primary and secondary school, Göll attended the Federal Training Institute for Kindergarten Education from 1978 to 1982. She then worked at the Großschönau kindergarten for 22 years, starting in 1993 as head of the kindergarten. From 2015 to 2016 she was a kindergarten inspector for the districts of Gmünd, Zwettl and Waidhofen; this position was suspended when she entered the state parliament.[3]

Political career

From 2005 to 2010, Göll was a local councilor in Moorbad Harbach, where she has been mayor since 7 April 2010. Since 2010 she has also been on the regional board of the Austrian Workers' Association ÖAAB, since 2012 she has been the district chairwoman of the ÖVP Women, and since 2014 chairwoman of the ÖVP community association in the Gmünd District.[4]

On 28 January 2016, Göll succeeded Johann Hofbauer in the 18th Legislative period sworn in as a member of the Landtag of Lower Austria.[3] [1] At the beginning of 2019, she was elected district chairwoman of the Lower Austrian Employees' Association (NÖAAB) in the Gmünd district.[5] Göll is a member of the extended board of the Waldviertel regional association.[6]

In the 2023 state elections in Lower Austria, Göll ran as the ÖVP's top candidate in the Gmünd District.[7] [8] After the election she changed her position at the beginning of the 20th Legislative period in the Federal Council,[9] where she was elected vice president in the second half of 2023[10] and took over the chairmanship of the state chamber as President of the Federal Council in the first half of 2024.[11] [12]

Personal life

Göll is married and has a son.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biographischen Handbuch des NÖ Landtages: Margit Göll. www.landtag-noe.at. 8 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Margit Göll aus Niederösterreich ist ab 1. Jänner 2024 neue Bundesratspräsidentin . 2023-12-28. 2023-12-28. ots.at.
  3. Web site: NÖN: Harbach/St. Pölten: Margit Göll im Landtag angelobt. NÖN. 28 January 2016. 8 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Volkspartei Niederösterreich: Göll, Margit. klub.vpnoe.at. 8 April 2017.
  5. Web site: NÖAAB-Bezirk Gmünd: LAbg. Margit Göll zur neuen Obfrau gewählt. 4 February 2019. 4 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Abgeordneter Lukas Brandweiner ist neuer Obmann des Regionalverbandes Waldviertel. 2020-10-25. 2020-10-25. Eva Leutgeb. tips.at.
  7. Web site: Bezirk Gmünd: Landtagswahl 2023: Chance auch auf zwei Mandate . 2022-11-10. 2022-11-12. Markus Lohninger. noen.at.
  8. Web site: Landtagswahl 2023: Göll führt Liste der VP-Kandidaten im Bezirk Gmünd an . 2022-11-08. 2022-11-12. Katrin Pilz. meinbezirk.at.
  9. Web site: Vom Landtag in den Bundesrat: Margit Göll bekommt doch ein ÖVP-Mandat . Anna Hohenbichler. 2023-02-03. 2023-02-03. noen.at.
  10. Web site: Margit Göll zur Vizepräsidentin im Bundesrat gewählt . 2023-06-30. 2023-06-30. ots.at.
  11. Web site: Margit Göll wird Bundesratspräsidentin . 2023-06-30. 2023-06-30. meinbezirk.at.
  12. Web site: Bundesratsneuling Margit Göll wird Präsidentin der Länderkammer . Sebastian Fellner. 2024-01-01. 2024-01-01. DerStandard.at.
  13. Web site: Gemeinde Moorbad Harbach: Margit Göll. www.moorbad-harbach.gv.at. 3 December 2017.