# Karin Greiner

Karin Greiner (born 4 November 1967) is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Styria since October 2019. She had previously represented Styria Centre (July 2013 to October 2013), the Federal List (December 2013 to November 2017) and Greater Graz (November 2017 to October 2019) in the National Council.
Greiner was born on 4 November 1967 in Bruck an der Mur. She trained to be a translator of Spanish and French at the University of Graz from 1986 to 1993 and has a Magistra der Philosophie degree from the university. She worked for the Security Directorate Styria (Sicherheitsdirektion Steiermark (1993–1994) and State School Board Styria (Landesschulrat Steiermark (1994–1996). She lectured in Spanish at the Economic Development Institute Styria (WIFI) in 1997 before working as a supervisor at the Universalmuseum Joanneum from 1997 to 1998. She managed the adult education centre for Judendorf-Straßengel/Gratkorn/Gratwein between 1997 and 2000. She has been an employee of the municipal council in Graz since 1998.
Greiner has held various positions in the Gratwein-Straßengel, Voitsberg, Greater Graz District and Styrian branches of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) since 2011. She was a member of the municipal councils in Judendorf-Straßengel from 2000 to 2014 and in Gratwein-Straßengel from April 2015 to May 2021. She was appointed to the National Council in July 2013 following the resignation of Günther Kräuter. She was not re-elected at the 2013 legislative election but she was appointed to the National Council again in December 2013 as a Federal List member following the reassignment of Laura Rudas to the Vienna South West seat vacated by Doris Bures.
Electoral history of Karin Greiner :
| Election | Electoral district | Party | Votes | % | Result |
| 1999 legislative | Styria Centre | Social Democratic Party | 85 | 0.21% | Not elected |
| 1999 legislative | Styria | Social Democratic Party | 2 | 0.00% | Not elected |
| 2002 legislative | Styria Centre | Social Democratic Party | 188 | 0.40% | Not elected |
| 2002 legislative | Styria | Social Democratic Party | 0 | 0.00% | Not elected |
| 2006 legislative | Styria Centre | Social Democratic Party | 125 | 0.27% | Not elected |
| 2006 legislative | Styria | Social Democratic Party | 7 | 0.00% | Not elected |
| 2008 legislative | Styria Centre | Social Democratic Party | 88 | 0.24% | Not elected |
| 2008 legislative | Styria | Social Democratic Party | 1 | 0.00% | Not elected |
| 2013 legislative | Greater Graz | Social Democratic Party | 299 | 0.66% | Not elected |
| 2013 legislative | Styria | Social Democratic Party | 50 | 0.03% | Not elected |
| 2013 legislative | Federal List | Social Democratic Party | 44 | 0.00% | Not elected |
| 2017 legislative | Greater Graz | Social Democratic Party | 832 | 1.28% | Elected |
| 2017 legislative | Styria | Social Democratic Party | 98 | 0.05% | Not elected |
| 2017 legislative | Federal List | Social Democratic Party | 50 | 0.00% | Not elected |
| 2019 legislative | Greater Graz | Social Democratic Party | 803 | 2.02% | Not elected |
| 2019 legislative | Styria | Social Democratic Party | 95 | 0.07% | Elected |
| 2019 legislative | Federal List | Social Democratic Party | 72 | 0.01% | Not elected |