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Karin Resetarits is an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n journalist

Journalist

A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...

and politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

. She was a Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...

from 2004 until 2009.

Early and personal life

Karin Resetarits was born in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

. From 1978 to 1979 she participated in AFS youth exchange and attended Huntington High School

Huntington High School (New York)

Huntington High School is a four-year, public secondary school located in Huntington, New York. It functions as the high school for the Huntington Union Free School District, serving students in Huntington...

in Huntington

Huntington, New York

The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Founded in 1653, it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. Huntington is part of the New York metropolitan...

on Long Island

Long Island

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, Suffolk County, New York

Suffolk County, New York

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for one year. In 1980 she finished gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...

school in Austria

Austria

with honors.

Karin Resetarits was married to Peter Resetarits, prominent ORF

ORF

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host and brother of singer Willi Resetarits

Willi Resetarits

Wilhelm Resetarits , better known as Willi Resetarits and Dr. Kurt Ostbahn, is an Austrian singer, comedian and human rights activist....

and actor Lukas Resetarits

Lukas Resetarits

Lukas Resetarits is an Austrian cabaret artist and actor, best known for playing police inspector Kottan in the Austrian TV series Kottan ermittelt....

. She has four children.

Journalistic career

She started her journalistic career at the National Austrian Broadcasting Corporation

ORF

(ORF) as editor in the culture department, and became host of the news show Zeit im Bild and the culture show Treffpunkt Kultur. From 2003 to 2004 she worked as host of a daily radio talk show

Talk show

A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....

for the private Austrian radio station Krone Hitradio.

Her 2002 book entitled Ja, ich koche gerne! (Yes, I like to cook!) contains a number of recipe

Recipe

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s, but with 20 short stories about her life and family turns out to be a rather autobiographical

Autobiography

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work.

Political career

In 2004 she became a Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

with Hans-Peter Martin's List

Hans-Peter Martin's List

The Hans-Peter Martin's List – For genuine control in Brussels is an Austrian anti-corruption and pro-transparency political party. It currently has 3 seats in the European Parliament....

. In December 2004, she declared her opposition to the implementation of software patent

Software patent

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s.

Following strong disagreements with Martin, she joined the Liberal Group

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is a transnational alliance between two European political parties: the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party and the European Democratic Party. It has political groups in the European Parliament, the EU Committee of the Regions, the...

in the European Parliament on June 7, 2005. She subsequently also joined the Liberal Forum

Liberal Forum

The Liberal Forum is a small classical liberal party in Austria. The party is currently led by Angelika Mlinar, and is a member of the Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party.-Founding:...

.

On 21 August 2008 she was announced as the LIF's leading candidate in Salzburg

Salzburg (state)

Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,156 km2, located adjacent to the German border. It is also known as Salzburgerland, to distinguish it from its capital city, also named Salzburg...

for the 2008 Austrian legislative election

Austrian legislative election, 2008

A legislative snap election for the National Council in Austria was held on 28 September 2008. The previous election was held on 1 October 2006. The election was caused by the withdrawal of Austrian People's Party leader Wilhelm Molterer from the governing grand coalition on 7 July 2008...

, and as its European Union spokesperson. The LIF failed to gain any representation in the National Council

National Council of Austria

The National Council is one of the two houses of the Austrian parliament. According to the constitution, the National Council and the complementary Federal Council are peers...

at the 2008 election.

External links

Official website (in German)

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