Ulrike Lunacek

Ulrike Lunacek, born in Krems in 1957, is an Austrian politician, interpreter and activist. Trained in English and Spanish, she has been active for many years in feminist, development-policy and LGBTIQ causes. From 1995 to 2020, she held various positions with the Austrian Greens, serving as the party’s federal managing director, a member of the Austrian National Council and a Member of the European Parliament. She was Vice-President of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2017 and State Secretary for Art and Culture in 2020.