Maria Patek

Maria Patek (born 13 July 1958)[1] is an Austrian civil servant who served as the Minister for Sustainability and Tourism in the Bierlein government.[2]

Maria Patek in 2019

Life

Maria Patek was born in 1958 in rural Michaelerberg, Styria. Her career in the Austrian agriculture ministry began in 1983. She rose through the ranks and in 2018 was responsible for the Forestry and Sustainability Section.[3] She is married with two daughters.[4]

In 2015 Patek was awarded a Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria.[1] She was sworn in as Minister for Sustainability and Tourism in the interim government of Brigitte Bierlein on 3 June 2019.[5]

gollark: Also, what do you mean "so what"? Technological progress directly affects standards of living.
gollark: ... that makes no sense that wouldn't even work.
gollark: Dunbar's number is 150 or so - humans can have meaningful social relationships with 150 or so people, apparently. Many systems require larger-scale coordination than this.
gollark: ... so we can have technology?
gollark: Communal thinking works for small close-knit communities. But that obviously does not scale.

References
  1. "Dipl.-Ing. Maria Patek, MBA". parlament.gv.at. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. "Austria committed to preserving environment, says sustainability minister". EURACTIV. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. Brodschneider, Karl (5 June 2019). "Ministerin mit steirischen Wurzeln". neuesland.at (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. Eder, Rainer (28 July 2008). "Maria Patek - 50 Jahre". holzkurier.com (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. "Wer ist die neue Umweltministerin Maria Patek?". hlk.co.at (in German). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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