Pamela Rendi-Wagner | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Rendi-Wagner in October 2021 | |
| Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control | |
| Assumed office 17 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrea Ammon |
| Chair of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 24 November 2018 – 3 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Christian Kern |
| Succeeded by | Andreas Babler |
| Minister of Health and Women | |
| In office 8 March 2017 – 18 December 2017 | |
| Chancellor | Christian Kern |
| Preceded by | Sabine Oberhauser |
| Succeeded by | Beate Hartinger-Klein |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 9 November 2017 – 30 June 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Christian Kern |
| Affiliation | Social Democratic Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joy Pamela Wagner 7 May 1971 Vienna, Austria |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Michael Rendi |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Vienna (MD) London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MSc) |
Pamela Rendi-Wagner (born Joy Pamela Wagner, 7 May 1971) is an Austrian physician and politician who is the current director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control,[1] and who previously served as chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) from 2018 to 2023. She was the first woman to lead the SPÖ.[2][3][4]
From 2011 to 2017, she served as director-general for public health in the Austrian Ministry of Health. She served as minister for health and women from March to December 2017. Rendi-Wagner was elected to the National Council for the SPÖ in the 2017 election, and became parliamentary leader in October 2018.[5][6] She was the SPÖ's lead candidate in the 2019 election.[7] In June 2024, Rendi-Wagner was appointed Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.[1]
- ^ a b "Director of ECDC – Dr Pamela Rendi-Wagner". European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Austrian Social Democrats set to crown first woman leader". Politico. 23 September 2018. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Rendi-Wagner is elected as SPÖ party leader". ORF (in German). 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Doskozil ist neuer SPÖ-Chef". ORF. 3 June 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Pamela Rendi-Wagner, MSc". Austrian Parliament (in German). Vienna: Republic of Austria, Parliamentary Administration. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "SPÖ presidium designate Rendi-Wagner as party leader". Der Standard (in German). 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Rendi-Wagner is SPÖ lead candidate". ORF (in German). 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.