Eva Lichtenberger
Politician
1954 –
Who is Eva Lichtenberger?
Dr Eva Lichtenberger is an Austrian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Austrian Green Party, part of the European Greens.
Lichtenberger attended the Academy of Education in Innsbruck from 1972 to 1974. At the University of Innsbruck, she studied psychology and art history from 1975 to 1982 and political science and psychology from 1982 to 1987, eventually graduating with a PhD.
After finishing her university studies, she became spokesperson of the citizens’ action committee "Air of Hall". Since the mid-1980s, she has been a consulting member of the environmental committee of the city of Hall. In 1989, she became a member of the Tyrolian Landtag and was fraction leader until 1994. From 1994 to 1999 she was the first member of the Austrian Green Party to become a minister in the Landesrat, with the portfolio for environmental affairs.
From 1999 to 2004 she was Member of the National Council of Austria. Since 2004 she is Member of the European Parliament and occupies seat 666 in the EU parliament.
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- Born
- Jul 1, 1954
Zams - Nationality
- Austria
- Profession
- Education
- Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
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on July 23, 2013
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