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Interior Minister of
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Assumed office 1 July 2008 |
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Chancellor | Alfred
Gusenbauer Werner Faymann |
Preceded by | Günther Platter |
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Born | February 1, 1956 Attnang-Puchheim, Upper Austria |
Political party | ÖVP |
Profession | entrepreneur, politician |
Maria Theresia Fekter is an Austrian politician (ÖVP) and since July 1, 2008 Austrian Interior Minister.
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.
Because her family made a fortune producing gravel she is often referred to as "Schottermitzi" ("Gravel Mary"). In January 2010 she showed practised humanity by proposing to block up people who come to Austria to ask for asylum. She is a perfect example, that intelligence is not a prerequisite to take public office in Austria.
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Preceded by Günther Platter |
Interior Minister of Austria 2008– present |
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