Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares was a Portuguese politician,who served as prime minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985,and subsequently as the 17th president of Portugal from 1986 to 1996. He was the first secretary-general of the Socialist Party,from its foundation in 1973 to 1986. A major political figure in Portugal,he is considered the father of Portuguese democracy.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,transgender,and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Austria have advanced significantly in the 21st century,and are now considered generally progressive. Both male and female forms of same-sex sexual activity are legal in Austria. Registered partnerships were introduced in 2010,giving same-sex couples some of the rights of marriage. Stepchild adoption was legalised in 2013,while full joint adoption was legalised by the Constitutional Court of Austria in 2016. On 5 December 2017,the Austrian Constitutional Court decided to legalise same-sex marriage,and the ruling went into effect on 1 January 2019.
Ulla Weigerstorfer is an Austrian tv host,model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1987 in London representing Austria. She became the second titleholder from her country,after Eva Rueber-Staier of Austria in 1969.
The Socialist Youth Austria is the largest socialist youth organisation in Austria. Founded in 1894 as a club for apprentice protection,it was initially called Association of Young Workers. Although not part of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ),there is a close relationship between the two organisations. The SJÖis actively integrated within the committees of the SPÖ.
Christian Dürr is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2017. Since December 2021 he has been leader of the FDP parliamentary group in the Bundestag.
Heinz Lindner is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Super League club Sion and the Austria national team.
Tobias Lindner is a German economist and politician of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen who has been serving as member of the Bundestag since 2011,as a list member for Rhineland-Palatinate. Since December 8,2021,he has been Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office.
Lars Peter Feld is a German economist who currently serves as director of the Walter Eucken Institut and as Professor for Economic Policy at the University of Freiburg. From 2020 to 2021 he also chaired the German Council of Economic Experts. Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner made Feld his personal economic policy advisor in February 2022.
Mario Kunasek is an Austrian politician and noncommissioned officer,who was the Minister of Defense from December 2017 to May 2019.
Linda Teuteberg is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2017,she was elected as General Secretary of the FDP on 26 April 2019 and thereby became part of the party's leadership around chairman Christian Lindner. Lindner asked for and received her resignation effective 19 September 2020.
Frank Schäffler is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has served as a member of the Bundestag from 2005 until 2013 and since 2017.
Mario Brandenburg is a German computer scientist and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2017.
Marco Buschmann is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as Federal Minister of Justice in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's cabinet from 2021 to November 2024. He has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2009 to 2013 and again since 2017.
Bettina Stark-Watzinger is a German economist and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as Minister of Education and Research in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's cabinet from 2021 to 2024. She has been a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse since 2017.
Benjamin Strasser is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2017,representing the Ravensburg district.
Johannes Vogel is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2009 until 2013 and since 2017.
Mathias Middelberg is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony since 2009.
Sebastian Brehm is a German tax advisor and politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2017.
Walter J. Lindner is an ex-German diplomat and professional musician. He is the former state secretary of the German Foreign office from February 2017- March 2019. In his last posting before retirement,he was ambassador of Germany to India from 2019-2022. As a musician he has released five records with a sixth album in the works. He has served as the ambassador to Kenya,also Somalia,Burundi,Seychelles,Venezuela and South Africa,Lesotho und Swaziland. Lindner also served as Special Representative of the German Government for the fight against Ebola (Ambassador).
