- Madeleine Petrovic
Madeleine Petrovic (born
June 25 1956 ,Vienna ) is anAustria npolitician . From 1994 to 1996 she was federal spokesperson of theAustrian Green Party .Her maiden name is Demand. She attended
Austria n gymnasium which she finished 1974, and studiedlaw at theUniversity of Vienna , finishing in 1978. She then studiedmanagement science at theVienna University of Economics and Business Administration , finishing in 1982. She received an additional diploma as certified interpreter for English and French.After working as assistant and
lector at the university, she was employed by the Ministry of Social Affairs. [aeiou|.p/p274539.htm]During the first
mailbomb series of Austrian terroristFranz Fuchs , onDecember 5 1993 a mailbomb targeted at her was discovered and neutralized. The same dayVienna 's mayorHelmut Zilk was seriously injured by another mailbomb. [cite news|title=Bomb Seriously Injures Mayor of Vienna|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-978391.html|accessdate=2008-08-21|work=The Washington Post|date=1993-12-06]Political career
From 1986 to 1987 Petrovic was politically engaged in the
Döbling Greens. 1987 she became federal state chairwoman of theVienna Greens. In 1990 she became Member of theNational Council of Austria (Nationalrat). In 1994 and 1995 she was leading candidate during the campaign to the National Council elections. From 1994 to 1996 she was federal spokesperson of the Austrian Greens. Until 1999 she was chairwoman of the parliamentary club of the Greens in the national council. Since 2001 she has been vice-spokesperson for the Austrian Greens.cite web|title=Landessprecherin LTAbg. Dr. Madeleine Petrovic|publisher=Die Grünen|url=http://niederoesterreich.gruene.at/team/landesvorstand/|accessdate=2008-08-21|language=German]Notes and references
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