Maria Fekter
Politician
1956 –
Who is Maria Fekter?
Maria Theresia Fekter is an Austrian politician and was the Austrian Minister of Finance between 2011 and 2013. Before that, she used to be Minister of the Interior.
On 27 June 2008, it was announced by her party that she is to be appointed as the new Interior Minister in the Gusenbauer cabinet, following Günther Platter, who became the new Governor of Tyrol. During her career as Interior Minister, she became known as a hardliner, especially when it came to immigration and asylum policies, earning her the unofficial title of an Austrian "Iron Lady".
Because her family made a fortune producing gravel she is often referred to as "Schottermitzi".
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- Born
- Feb 1, 1956
Attnang-Puchheim - Also known as
- Maria Theresia Fekter
- Nationality
- Austria
- Profession
- Education
- Johannes Kepler University Linz
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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