Martina Diesner-Wais Explained

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.

Politics

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]

Awards

• 2014, Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold^[5]

External links

• • Biographische Daten von Diesner-Wais at meineabgeordneten.at

Notes and References

1. http://www.schrems.at/system/web/person.aspx?bezirkonr=0&detailonr=218031390&menuonr=218851939 Stadt Schrems
2. https://oevpklub.at/martina-diesner-wais/ oevpklub. Martina Diesner-Wais
3. https://m.noen.at/waidhofen/waldviertel-sechs-schafften-einzug-in-den-nationalrat-neos-spoe-oevp-fpoe-65068586#6795313,254379951 Austrian newspaper NÖN, Waldviertel, Sechs schafften Einzug in den Nationalrat
4. https://m.noen.at/gmuend/diesner-wais-anpatzen-trug-keine-fruechte-bezirk-gmuend-redaktionsfeed-nationalratswahl-2019-martina-diesner-wais-164681851 Austrian newspaper NÖN, Wahl im Bezirk Gmünd, Diesner-Wais: "Anpatzen trug keine Früchte"
5. https://www.parlament.gv.at/SERV/FOTO/VER/612707/4699786.shtml Verleihung Ehrenzeichen an Bundesrätinnen und Bundesräte