Angelika Winzig (born 9 May 1963) is an Austrian politician of the

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(ÖVP) who has been serving as a

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since

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Political career

Member of the Austrian Parliament, 2013–2019

From 2013 until 2019, Winzig was a member of the National Council. During her time in parliament, she served on the Committee on Economic Affairs (2013-2019), the Committee on Foreign Affairs (2013-2017), the Defense Committee (2013-2017), the Budget Committee (2017-2019) and the Finance Committee (2017-2019).

Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present

Since becoming a

, Winzig has been serving on the

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. As substitute member of the

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, she served as the parliament's

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on a 2021 proposal for deeper cuts in wholesale roaming tariffs paid by telecoms operators to their counterparts than those proposed by the EU Commission, in an effort to boost competition. In addition to her committee assignments, Winzig is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs).Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

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References

1963 births 21st-century women MEPs for Austria Austrian People's Party MEPs Austrian People's Party politicians Living people Members of the 25th National Council (Austria) Members of the 26th National Council (Austria) MEPs for Austria 2019–2024 MEPs for Austria 2024–2029 People from Vöcklabruck District Women members of the National Council (Austria) {{Austria-MEP-stub