Barbara Prammer

Barbara Prammer (11 January 1954 – 2 August 2014) was an Austrian politician. She was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria. 

She was President of the National Council of Austria serving from 30 October 2006 until her death in 2 August 2014. She was its Vice President from 2004 to 2006. She was the first woman to hold the position of president of the national council.Prammer was Federal Minister for Women Affairs and Consumer Protection from 1997 to 2000.  She was elected to the National Council in 1999.

She had two children.

Prammer died of pancreatic cancer on 2 August 2014.

 Honours 
 Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria

 References 

 Other websites 
 Barbara Prammer 

Category:1954 births
Category:2014 deaths
Category:Cancer deaths in Austria
Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer
Category:Government ministers of Austria
Category:People from Upper Austria
Category:Social democrats