Madeleine Petrovic
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25 June 1956
Madeleine Petrovic | |
|---|---|
 Petrovic in 2013 | |
| Leader of Madeleine Petrovic List | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Spokeswoman of the Green Party | |
| In office 1994 – March 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Pilz |
| Succeeded by | Christoph Chorherr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Madeleine Demand 25 June 1956 Vienna, Austria |
| Party | Madeleine Petrovic List (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Green Party (until 2024) |
| Website | www |
Madeleine Petrovic (née Demand; born 25 June 1956) is an Austrian politician. From 1994 to 1996, she was federal spokesperson of the Austrian Green Party.
Early life
She attended Austrian gymnasium which she finished 1974, and studied law[1] at the University of Vienna, finishing in 1978. She then studied management science[1] at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, finishing in 1982. She received an additional diploma as certified interpreter for English and French.[citation needed]
After working as assistant and lector at the university, she was employed by the Ministry of Social Affairs.[2]
During the first mailbomb series of Austrian terrorist Franz Fuchs, on 5 December 1993, a mailbomb targeted at her was discovered and neutralized. The same day Vienna's mayor Helmut Zilk was seriously injured by another mailbomb.[3]
