Beatrix Karl
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Beatrix Karl | |
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| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 30 October 2006 – 26 January 2010 | |
| In office 29 October 2013 – 8 November 2017 | |
| Federal Minister for Science and Research | |
| In office 26 January 2010 – 20 April 2011 | |
| President | Heinz Fischer |
| Chancellor | Werner Faymann |
| Preceded by | Johannes Hahn |
| Succeeded by | Karlheinz Töchterle |
| Justice Minister of Austria | |
| In office 21 April 2011 – 16 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Claudia Bandion-Ortner |
| Succeeded by | Wolfgang Brandstetter |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Austrian People's Party |
Beatrix Karl (born 10 December 1967) is an Austrian academic and politician. A former member of the National Council, she served as Minister for Science and Research (2010–2011) and as Minister of Justice (2011–2013) in the first Faymann government.
Karl was born in 1967 in Graz, Styria, and grew up in Bad Gleichenberg. She studied law at the University of Graz, completing a Magister degree in 1991 and a doctorate in 1995. She then worked at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy in Munich. Starting in 2001 she was an assistant professor, and full professor from 2003, at her alma mater.[1]
In October 2017, Karl was named vice-rector of the Pädagogische Hochschule Steiermark (University College of Teacher Education Styria) with responsibility for research and development.[2]
