Elke Hanel-Torsch
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elke Hanel-Torsch | |
|---|---|
 Elke Hanel-Torsch in 2023 | |
| Member of the National Council | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2024 | |
| Constituency | Vienna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1981 St. Veit an der Glan, Austria |
| Party | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Elke Hanel-Torsch (born 18 September 1981) is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council.[1] A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Vienna since October 2024.
Hanel-Torsch was born on 18 September 1981 in St. Veit an der Glan.[1] She has a Magister Juris degree in law from the University of Vienna.[1] She did her Gerichtspraxis[2] at the District Court of Inner City and Regional Court for Civil Matters in Vienna.[1] She was a legal advisor for the Tenants' Association Vienna (Mietervereinigung Wien) from 2006 to 2014 and its managing director from 2014 to 2016.[1] She has been executive chairman of the association since 2016.[3][4]
Hanel-Torsch has held various positions in the Margareten and Viennese branches of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) since 2020.[1] She was a member of the district council (Bezirksvertretung) in Margareten from 2013 to 2024.[1] She was elected to the National Council at the 2024 legislative election.[1]
| Election | Electoral district | Party | Votes | % | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 legislative[5] | Vienna Inner South | Social Democratic Party | 622 | 2.63% | Not elected | |
| 2024 legislative[6] | Vienna | Social Democratic Party | 381 | 0.16% | Elected | |
| 2024 legislative[7] | Federal List | Social Democratic Party | 197 | 0.02% | Not elected | |
