Helga Konrad (born 10 January 1948) is an Austrian politician.
Helga Konrad (born 10 January 1948) is an Austrian politician.
Konrad was born and grew up in Graz. She studied English and Romance philology at the University of Graz and in Paris, completing a doctorate in 1975. She worked for the Chamber for Workers and Employees and later the Steirische Kulturinitiative . [1]
She is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), and in 1987 became a city councillor in Graz. She was elected to the National Council in the 1990 Austrian legislative election. Konrad briefly returned to local politics in Graz in 1993 until she succeeded Johanna Dohnal as Federal Minister for Women's Affairs in April 1995 on the government of Franz Vranitzky, remaining in office until the chancellor's resignation in 1997. [1]
Konrad's most impactful project was a campaign to promote equal participation in household chores between genders. [2] In 1999 Konrad received the Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria. [3]
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