Barbara Rosenkranz

Barbara Rosenkranz
Member of the National Council
In office
2002–2008
Assumed office
2013
Personal details
Born (1958-06-20) 20 June 1958 (age 66)
NationalityAustrian
Political partyFreedom Party of Austria
SpouseHorst Rosenkranz
Children10
CommitteesCommittees for family, health, interior and education affairs

Barbara Rosenkranz (née Schörghofer;[1] born 20 June 1958 in Salzburg) is an Austrian politician for the Freedom Party of Austria. She was a member of the Parliament of Austria, the National Council, from 2002 to 2008, where she served as Chair of the Committee for Health Affairs. Rosenkranz was the Freedom Party candidate for the Austrian presidential election in 2010.[2][3] Rosenkranz received 15.62% of the vote, coming second after incumbent Heinz Fischer.[4] Until 2017, she was a member of the Freedom Party of Austria.

  1. ^ Biography of Barbara Rosenkranz auf den Seiten des niederösterreichischen Landtags
  2. ^ Rosenkranz wird für FPÖ kandidieren
  3. ^ : Offizielle Bekanntgabe der Kandidatur zur Bundespräsidentenwahl Archived May 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, 2 März 2010
  4. ^ "Austria president sweeps to victory". Al Jazeera. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.