__NOTOC__ Katrin Auer (born 30 June 1974) is an

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n politician and member of the National Council. A member of the

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, she has represented

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since October 2024. Auer was born on 30 June 1974 in

Steyr Steyr (; ) is a statutory city (Austria), statutory city, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. It is the administrative capital, though not part of Steyr-Land District. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and the 3rd lar ...

. She has a

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political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

and history from the

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. She also studied

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at the

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. She was a

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at the in

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from 2000 to 2004. She was then worked in

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at the

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(2004–2005) and as a

freelance ''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance w ...

historian (2005–2010). She was a management assistant at Auer Reisen GmbH (2010–2012) and

managing director A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization. CEOs find roles in variou ...

of the in Steyr (2012–2019). She has been on study leave since 2020. Auer has held various positions in the Steyr and Steyr Rural District branches of the

(SPÖ) since 2021. She has been a member of the

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in Steyr since November 2021. She was elected to the National Council at the 2024 legislative election.

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* 1974 births 21st-century Austrian women politicians Austrian city councillors Living people Members of the 28th National Council (Austria) People from Steyr Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians University of Vienna alumni Women members of the National Council (Austria) {{Austria-politician-stub

Electoral history

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