Karin Scheele
Encyclopedia
Karin Scheele is an Austria
n social democratic politician
and was a member of the European Parliament
from 1999 till 2008.Mag. Karin Scheele, parlament.gv.at (Biography in German), Retrieved January 17, 2011 In December 2008, she entered the regional government of her native Land of Lower Austria to become secretary in charge of Health and Social Affairs.
After graduating from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration she held various functions in the Austrian Socialist Youth Movement, in the International Union of Socialist Youth
and in the Austrian Social Democratic Party.
She has been a member of the Austria
n Western Sahara
society since 1994 and was a member of the Western Sahara working group
of the European Parliament.
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 social democratic politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and was a member of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
from 1999 till 2008.Mag. Karin Scheele, parlament.gv.at (Biography in German), Retrieved January 17, 2011 In December 2008, she entered the regional government of her native Land of Lower Austria to become secretary in charge of Health and Social Affairs.
After graduating from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration she held various functions in the Austrian Socialist Youth Movement, in the International Union of Socialist Youth
International Union of Socialist Youth
The International Union of Socialist Youth encompasses socialist, social democratic and Labour Party youth organizations from more than 100 states of the world...
and in the Austrian Social Democratic Party.
She has been a member of the 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 Western Sahara
Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its surface area amounts to . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly...
society since 1994 and was a member of the Western Sahara working group
Working group
A working group is an interdisciplinary collaboration of researchers working on new research activities that would be difficult to develop under traditional funding mechanisms . The lifespan of the WG can last anywhere between a few months and several years...
of the European Parliament.
External links
- karinscheele.at - official website (in German)