Daniela Raschhofer

Daniela Raschhofer ( born June 19, 1960 in Braunau am Inn) is an Austrian politician (FPÖ ). She was 11 November 1996 to 19 July 2004 she was deputy in the European Parliament.

Life

After leaving school at the Federal College of Economic female occupations Raschhofer attended the Pedagogical Academy in Salzburg and passed the teaching examination for elementary schools. She then studied at the Vocational Teacher Training College Linz and passed the teaching examination for vocational schools.

Raschhofer worked in a law firm, and completed a year abroad in Paris, then worked as a vocational school teacher in Braunau am Inn ( Section II of commercial vocational schools).

From 1991 to 1996 she was a Member of the Upper Austrian Landtag. Since 1991 Member of the town of Braunau am Inn, federal party leader Deputy to the FPÖ since 1999, chairwoman of the council fraction of the FPÖ Braunau am Inn since 1997 and head of the delegation of the liberal MEPs since 1997

In the European Parliament Raschhofer worked in the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Women and Gender Equality rights. She was also a member of the Delegation to the Joint Parliamentary Committee EU-Hungary.

Awards

• 2003: Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria