Gabriela Moser (28 July 1954 – 12 March 2019) was an Austrian politician who was a member of the
National Council for more than 20 years.
Politics
Moser, an early member of
The Greens – The Green Alternative
The Greens – The Green Alternative (, ) is a green political party in Austria. The Greens currently sit in opposition. Formerly, they were part of the Schallenberg government, the Second Kurz government, and the Nehammer government. It won ...
, was first elected to the city council of
Linz
Linz (Pronunciation: , ; ) is the capital of Upper Austria and List of cities and towns in Austria, third-largest city in Austria. Located on the river Danube, the city is in the far north of Austria, south of the border with the Czech Repub ...
in the 1980s.
She won a seat on the National Council of Austria in the 1994 Austrian legislative election, vacated her seat briefly, and then rejoined parliament in 1997.
She remained a member until the Greens lost all their seats in the 2017 Austrian legislative election, 2017 election.
Moser was best known for her work fighting corruption. A parliamentary committee led by her investigated the involving Telekom Austria, and the which concerned the creation of a radio system for emergency services. Moser helped uncover the which former finance minister Karl-Heinz Grasser was involved in. Moser also investigated the Skylink scandal surrounding the construction of Vienna International Airport's Terminal 3, and allegations of corruption at the Austrian Federal Railways.
In 2018, Moser worked for the party academy of JETZT (party), JETZT, a party that had split from the Greens in 2017.
Personal life
Moser was born in 1954 in Linz, where she later taught German and history at a gymnasium (school), gymnasium. For environmental reasons, she did not own a car.
She was married to a German physicist and had no children.
In 2005, she received the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria.
Moser died on 12 March 2019, at the age of 64, due to an illness she had been fighting for two years.
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1954 births
2019 deaths
Members of the 19th National Council (Austria)
Members of the 20th National Council (Austria)
Members of the 21st National Council (Austria)
Members of the 22nd National Council (Austria)
Members of the 23rd National Council (Austria)
Members of the 24th National Council (Austria)
Members of the 25th National Council (Austria)
Politicians from Linz
Recipients of the Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
The Greens (Austria) politicians
Women members of the National Council (Austria)
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