Terezija Stoisits
Terezija Stoisits (pronounced
Education and profession
Stoisits went to high school in
Political career
On 5 November 1990 Stoisits was sworn in as member of the
On 30 June 2007 she left the National Council, taking over the function of Ombudswoman of the Republic of Austria the next day. Stoisits is the first representative of The Greens elected in this position.
As a member of parliament Stoisits often addressed issues neglected, ignored or opposed by other parties. She used to start her parliament speeches always with the Croatian phrase: "Dobar dan, poštovane dame i gospodo" ("Have a good day, Ladies and Gentlemen!"),
Whenever somebody states that I am emotional: Yes, I am. But I am also persistent.
— Terezija Stoisits, on her political style[3]
In December 1993 Terezija Stoisits was the target of a letter bomb by Franz Fuchs, who was motivated by racism and xenophobia. As the bomb was detected in time, it did not explode.[4]
Stoisits is living in a longterm partnership with Bruno Aigner, the speaker of Austria's president Heinz Fischer. Together they have a son, Philipp Andreas.
Since December 2019, she is Head of the executive board of the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies (VWI).
Award
- 2008 Weltmenschpreis[5]
References
- ^ Austria consists of nine provinces or states
- ^ Terezija Stoisits wird Volksanwältin Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Terezija Stoisits wird Volksanwältin Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
- ^ Weltmenschpreis 2008
External links
- Biography, contact details and speeches since 1996 of Terezija Stoisits at the Parliament of Austria(German)
- Terezija Stoisits on the Website of the Ombuds Office
- Texts by Terezija Stoisits on the Website the Green Party
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