Ulrike Lunacek is an Austrian politician. She used to be a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 of the National Council of Austria

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...

, and since 2009 is a Member of the European Parliament for Austria

Members of the European Parliament for Austria 2009–2014

This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for Austriain the 7th term from 2009 to 2014, ordered by name:*Martin Ehrenhauser, Hans-Peter Martin's List, *Karin Kadenbach, Social Democratic Party of Austria,...

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She is 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 party The Greens – The Green Alternative. Since May 5, 2006, Lunacek was a spokesperson of the European Green Party

European Green Party

The European Green Party is the Green political party at European level. As such it is a federation of green parties in Europe.-History:...

. Lunacek works as a professional interpreter for the languages English and Spanish and as a journalist. She lives openly as a lesbian

Lesbian

Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...

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External links

• Biography of Ulrike Lunacek in Parliament of Austria
  Parliament of Austria
  In the Parliament of Austria is vested the legislative power of the Republic of Austria. The institution consists of two chambers,* the National Council and* the Federal Council ....
  
  
• The Greens – The Green Alternative: Ulrike Lunacek
• Green Andersrum:Lunacek
• The Lunacek