Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek | |
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Spokeswoman of the Green Party | |
In office 3 October 2008 – 18 May 2017 | |
Preceded by | Alexander van der Bellen |
Succeeded by | Ingrid Felipe |
Personal details | |
Born | Villach, Carinthia, Austria | 28 February 1969
Political party | Green Party (1992−2018) |
Spouse | Volker Piesczek |
Alma mater | University of Graz |
Website | sustainability-consulting |
Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek (born 28 February 1969 as Eva Glawischnig) is an Austrian politician of the Austrian Green Party, and its federal spokeswoman from 2008 until 2017. She was the plaintiff in the landmark case Eva Glawishnig-Piesczek v. Facebook Ireland, in which she sued Facebook for defamation to compel the social media company to globally censor the "defamatory and all equivalent" posts.[citation needed]