Council Members
The Austrian Council consists of eight members with voting rights, four of whom were appointed by the Minister of Science and Research and four by the Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology. The members of the Austrian Council with voting rights are appointed for a five year term of office and may be reappointed for one further period. The Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology, the Minister of Science and Research, the Minister of Economic Affairs, Family and Youth and the Minister of Finance or their designated representatives hold seats on the Austrian Council but have no voting rights.
You can download the Act here (German, pdf file, 560kb). The passages concerning the Austrian Council can be found in Article 2, Paragraph 17 (page 11ff).
[from left to right: M. Hengstschläger, K. Schaupp, G.-E. Kim, R. Schroeder,
M. Hilf, P. Skalicky, G. Ambros und H. Androsch]
On this page, we introduce you to the members of the 3rd term of the Austrian Council (in alphabetical order):
- Gabriele Ambros
Managing partner of Bohmann Verlag, President of Forschung Austria
- Hannes Androsch (Chairman)
Industrialist and i.a. Supervisory Board Chairman of Austrian Institute of Technology
- Markus Hengstschläger
Geneticist, Medical University of Vienna
- Marianne Hilf
Legal scientist, University St. Gallen
- Gi-Eun Kim
Biotechnologist, Seokyeong University Seoul
- Karin Schaupp
Corporate consultant
- Renée Schroeder
Molecular biologist, Max F. Perutz Laboratories
- Peter Skalicky (Vice Chairman)
Rector, Vienna University of Technology
Advisory Members:
DORIS BURES
Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology
MARIA FEKTER
Minister of Finance
[link to Maria Fekter (tba)]
REINHOLD MITTERLEHNER
Minister of Economic Affairs, Family and Youth
[link to Reinhold Mitterlehner]