Katharina Kucharowits

Katharina Kucharowits
Kucharowits in April 2014
Member of the National Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 October 2019
Constituency	Lower Austria East
In office 16 November 2018 – 22 October 2019
Preceded by	Christian Kern
Constituency	Federal List
In office 29 October 2013 – 8 November 2017
Constituency	Federal List
Personal details
Born	(1983-09-19) 19 September 1983 (age 41) Mödling, Austria
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Vienna

Katharina Kucharowits (born 19 September 1983) is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council.[1] A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Lower Austria East since October 2019. She was a Federal List member of the National Council from October 2013 to November 2017 and from November 2018 to October 2019.

Kucharowits was born on 19 September 1983 in Mödling.[1] She studied for a political science degree as well as a teaching degree in mathematics and psychology/philosophy at the University of Vienna.[1] She was a parliamentary employee from 2006 to 2012 before taking a leave of absence to study between 2012 and 2013.[1] She worked briefly for the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) in 2013 and for the Government of Lower Austria in 2018.[1]

Kucharowits has held various positions in the Schwechat, Bruck an der Leitha District and Lower Austrian branches of the SPÖ and its youth wing Young Generation since 2007.[1] She was a member of the municipal council in Schwechat from April 2010 to August 2012.[1] She was elected to the National Council at the 2013 legislative election.[1] She was not re-elected at the 2017 legislative election but she was appointed to the National Council in November 2018 following the resignation of Christian Kern.[2][3]

Electoral history of Katharina Kucharowits

Election	Electoral district	Party		Votes	%	Result
2013 legislative[4]	Greater Vienna		Social Democratic Party	605	1.70%	Not elected
2013 legislative[5]	Lower Austria		Social Democratic Party	84	0.03%	Not elected
2013 legislative[6]	Federal List		Social Democratic Party	531	0.04%	Elected
2017 legislative[7]	Lower Austria		Social Democratic Party	196	0.07%	Not elected
2017 legislative[8]	Federal List		Social Democratic Party	746	0.05%	Not elected
2019 legislative[9]	Lower Austria East		Social Democratic Party	2,041	7.30%	Elected
2019 legislative[10]	Lower Austria		Social Democratic Party	192	0.09%	Not elected

References

1. "Recherchieren: Personen - Katharina Kucharowits" (in German). Vienna, Austria: Austrian Parliament. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
2. "XXVI. Gesetzgebungsperiode: 47. Sitzung des Nationalrates der Republik Österreich - Freitag, 16. November 2018" (PDF). Stenographisches Protokoll (in German). Vol. XXVI, no. 47. Vienna, Austria: National Council. 16 November 2018. p. 25. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
3. "Katharina Kucharowits übernimmt Mandat von Christian Kern". Der Standard (in German). Vienna, Austria. Austria Press Agency. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
4. "Nationalratswahl 2013: Landeswahlvorschläge - Landesparteilisten - Regionalparteilisten einschließlich erreichter Vorzugsstimmen" (PDF) (in German). Vienna, Austria: Ministry of the Interior. p. 47. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
5. "Nationalratswahl 2013: Landeswahlvorschläge - Landesparteilisten - Regionalparteilisten einschließlich erreichter Vorzugsstimmen" (PDF) (in German). Vienna, Austria: Ministry of the Interior. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
6. "Nationalratswahl 2013: Bundeswahlvorschläge - Bundesparteilisten einschließlich erreichter Vorzugsstimmen" (PDF) (in German). Vienna, Austria: Ministry of the Interior. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
7. "Nationalratswahl 2017: Landeswahlvorschläge - Landesparteilisten - Regionalparteilisten einschließlich erreichter Vorzugsstimmen" (PDF) (in German). Vienna, Austria: Ministry of the Interior. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
8. "Nationalratswahl 2017: Bundeswahlvorschläge - Bundesparteilisten einschließlich erreichter Vorzugsstimmen" (PDF) (in German). Vienna, Austria: Ministry of the Interior. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
9. "Nationalratswahl 2019: Broschüre Landeswahlvorschläge" (PDF) (in German). Vienna, Austria: Ministry of the Interior. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
10. "Nationalratswahl 2019: Broschüre Landeswahlvorschläge" (PDF) (in German). Vienna, Austria: Ministry of the Interior. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

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