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| Edith Klestil left Thomas Klestil in January 1994 following revelations of his affair with his aide, [[Margot Klestil-Löffler|Margot Löffler]].<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Thomas Klestil obituary |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1466428/Thomas-Klestil.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |publisher= |date=2004-07-08 |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref><ref name=wp>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Austrian President Leaves Wife, Loses Aide |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/01/26/austrian-leaves-wife-loses-aide/608cd874-16fb-4956-bb4d-2b63935ac860/ |work=[[Washington Post]] |publisher= |date=1994-01-24 |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref><ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |first=Stephen|last=Kinzer |title=The Talk of Vienna: President's Affair |url= |
| Edith Klestil left Thomas Klestil in January 1994 following revelations of his affair with his aide, [[Margot Klestil-Löffler|Margot Löffler]].<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Thomas Klestil obituary |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1466428/Thomas-Klestil.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |publisher= |date=2004-07-08 |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref><ref name=wp>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Austrian President Leaves Wife, Loses Aide |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/01/26/austrian-leaves-wife-loses-aide/608cd874-16fb-4956-bb4d-2b63935ac860/ |work=[[Washington Post]] |publisher= |date=1994-01-24 |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref><ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |first=Stephen|last=Kinzer |title=The Talk of Vienna: President's Affair |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/26/world/the-talk-of-vienna-president-s-affair.html |work=[[New York Times]] |publisher= |date=1994-01-26 |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref><ref name=independent>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=President loses wife and mistress |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/president-loses-wife-and-mistress-1409433.html |work=[[The Independent]] |publisher= |date=1994-01-26 |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref> Edith Klestil was voted Austria's "Woman of the Year" in March 1994.<ref name=telegraph/> The Klestils divorced on 17 September 1998 after forty year of marriage and a four-year separation.<ref name=hdn>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=President of Austria picks mistress over longtime wife |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/president-of-austria-picks-mistress-over-longtime-wife.aspx?pageID=438&n=president-of-austria-picks-mistress-over-longtime-wife-1998-09-19 |work=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |date=1998-09-19 |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref> |
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First Lady of Austria | |
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since 26 January 2017 | |
Inaugural holder | Luise Renner |
Formation | 20 December 1945 |
The First Lady of Austria is the title attributed to the wife (or, in place of a wife, a designee, such as a daughter) of the President of Austria.[1][2] The current First Lady is Doris Schmidauer, wife of President Alexander Van der Bellen, who has held the position since 26 January 2017.[3]
First Ladies of the Second Austrian Republic (1945–present)
First Lady | Term Begins | Term Ends | President of Austria | Notes |
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Luise Renner | 20 December 1945 | 31 December 1950 | Karl Renner | |
Position vacant | 21 June 1951 | 4 January 1957 | Theodor Körner | Körner was a bachelor. |
Martha Kyrle | 22 May 1957 | 28 February 1965 | Adolf Schärf | Schärf's wife, Hilda Schärf, died in 1956 before he became President. Their daughter, Martha Kyrle, served as First Lady during his tenure in office. President Schärf died in office. |
Margarete Jonas | 9 June 1965 | 24 April 1974 | Franz Jonas | |
Herma Kirchschläger | 8 July 1974 | 8 July 1986 | Rudolf Kirchschläger | |
Elisabeth Waldheim | 8 July 1986 | 8 July 1992 | Kurt Waldheim | |
Edith Klestil | 8 July 1992 | 1994 | Thomas Klestil | Edith Klestil left Thomas Klestil in January 1994 following revelations of his affair with his aide, Margot Löffler.[4][5][6][7] Edith Klestil was voted Austria's "Woman of the Year" in March 1994.[4] The Klestils divorced on 17 September 1998 after forty year of marriage and a four-year separation.[8] |
Margot Klestil-Löffler | 23 December 1998 (marriage) | 6 July 2004 | Thomas Klestil | President Klestil and Margot Löffler initially agreed to separate in January 1994 following the revelations of their affair,[7] but later reconnected. They married on 23 December 1998, just a few months after Klestil's divorce from Edith Klestil. President Klestil died in office on 6 July 2004.[4] Klestil-Löffler, a diplomat, served as Ambassador to the Czech Republic (2004–2009) and Russia (2009–2014). |
Margit Fischer | 8 July 2004 | 8 July 2016 | Heinz Fischer | |
Doris Schmidauer | 26 January 2017 | Present | Alexander Van der Bellen | Schmidauer and Van der Bellen married in December 2015.[9] Schmidauer, who is head of personnel and management of the Green Party Parliamentary Club as of January 2017, has expressed a desire to continue working for the Green Party while she serves as Austria's First Lady.[10] |
References
- ^ Mittelstaedt, Katharina (2016-11-30). "First Lady ohne Auftrag". Der Standard. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ Markus, Georg (2016-12-04). "Beruf: First Lady". Kurier. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ Mittelstaedt, Katharina (2016-12-04). "Das ist die neue First Lady". Österreich (newspaper). Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ a b c "Thomas Klestil obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 2004-07-08. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "Austrian President Leaves Wife, Loses Aide". Washington Post. 1994-01-24. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ Kinzer, Stephen (1994-01-26). "The Talk of Vienna: President's Affair". New York Times. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ a b "President loses wife and mistress". The Independent. 1994-01-26. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "President of Austria picks mistress over longtime wife". Associated Press. Hürriyet Daily News. 1998-09-19. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ ČTK (4 December 2016). "Vyhrážali sa mu smrťou, teraz bude prezidentom. Na scénu prichádza "Zelený profesor"". Hospodárske Noviny (in Slovak). Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Doris Schmidauer: Das ist Österreichs neue First Lady". Heute (in Austrian German). 24 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.