Elke Kahr | |
|---|---|
 Kahr in 2021 | |
| Mayor of Graz | |
| Assumed office 17 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Siegfried Nagl |
| City Councillor of Graz | |
| In office 2005 – 17 November 2021 | |
| Vice-Mayor of Graz | |
| In office 16 June 2016 – 4 April 2017 | |
| Member of the Gemeinderat of Graz | |
| Assumed office 1993 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elke Kahr 2 November 1961 Graz, Austria |
| Political party | Communist Party of Austria |
Elke Kahr (German: [ˈɛlkɛ kaː(ɐ̯)]; born 2 November 1961) is an Austrian politician of the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) who has been serving as Mayor of Graz, the second-largest city in Austria, since 2021.[1][2] She was previously a city councillor in the municipal government since 2005. Between June 2016 and April 2017, she served as vice mayor of the city.[3][4]
- ^ "Livestream: Elke Kahr is Graz mayor". ORF (in German). 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Austrian city swears in first-ever communist mayor". Deutsche Welle. 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Wurst instead of World revolution". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Biography of City Councillor Elke Kahr". City of Graz (in German). Retrieved 25 October 2021.