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{{Short description|Austrian economist, civil servant and politician}}
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[[File:2019 Iris Eliisa Rauskala (48000395296) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Iris Eliisa Rauskala in 2019]]
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Iris Rauskala
| image = File:Iris Rauskala, 2019 (49085196376).jpg
| caption = Rauskala speaking in Vienna, 2019
| office = [[Ministry of Education, Science and Research|Minister of Education]]
| term_start = 3 June 2019
| term_end = 7 January 2020
| predecessor = [[Heinz Faßmann]]
| successor = [[Heinz Faßmann]]
| 1blankname = Affiliation
| 1namedata = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| birth_name = Iris Eliisa Rauskala
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|3|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Helsinki]], Finland
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| education = [[University of Innsbruck]] ([[Doctorate|Dr.]])
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[[File:2019 Angelobung Iris Eliisa Rauskala (48000355362) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Inauguration of Iris Eliisa Rauskala with president [[Alexander Van der Bellen]] (2019)]]
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'''Iris Eliisa Rauskala''' (born 14 March 1978) is an [[Austria]]n [[civil servant]] and [[economist]] serving as [[Ministry of Education (Austria)|Minister of Education, Science and Research]] in the [[Bierlein government]].<ref name="austria-forum" />


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'''Iris Eliisa Rauskala''' (born 14 March 1978 in [[Helsinki]]) is a Finnish-born [[Austria]]n [[civil servant]] and [[economist]] who served as [[Ministry of Education (Austria)|Minister of Education, Science and Research]] in the [[Bierlein government]].<ref name="austria-forum" />
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== Life ==
The daughter of a [[Finland|Finnish]] scientist and an Austrian civil servant, Rauskala was born in [[Helsinki]] where she lived until the age of five. She is married and openly [[homosexual]].<ref name="derstandard-interview" />


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== Life and career ==
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She studied [[international economics]] at the [[University of Innsbruck]] and completed a doctorate in 2006.<ref name="vindobona" /> Rauskala then joined the civil service in the [[Ministry of Economy (Austria)|Ministry of Economy]] and later the science ministry, working under ministers [[Johannes Hahn]], {{ill|Beatrix Karl|de}} and {{ill|Karlheinz Töchterle|de}}. She taught at the [[Zurich University of Applied Sciences/ZHAW|Zurich University of Applied Sciences]] from 2011 until she was appointed to a highly ranked position in the education ministry in 2015.<ref name="derstandard-article" /> She is deputy chairperson of the [[Austrian Science Fund]] board of supervisors.<ref name="austria-forum" />
The daughter of a [[Finland|Finnish]] scientist father and an Austrian civil servant mother, Rauskala was born in [[Helsinki]], where she lived until the age of five.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.diepresse.com/5639241/bildungsministerin-rauskala-ein-hauch-finnland-fuer-oesterreichs-schulen |title=Bildungsministerin Rauskala: Ein Hauch Finnland für Österreichs Schulen |last=Neuhauser |first=Julia |date=4 June 2019 |website=[[Die Presse]] |language=de |access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref>

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She studied [[international economics]] at the [[University of Innsbruck]] and completed a doctorate in 2006.<ref name="vindobona" /> Rauskala then joined the civil service in the [[Ministry of Economy (Austria)|Ministry of Economy]] and later the science ministry, working under ministers [[Johannes Hahn]], [[Beatrix Karl]] and {{ill|Karlheinz Töchterle|de}}. She taught at the [[Zurich University of Applied Sciences/ZHAW|Zurich University of Applied Sciences]] from 2011 until she was appointed to a highly ranked position in the education ministry in 2015.<ref name="derstandard-article" /> She is deputy chairperson of the [[Austrian Science Fund]] board of supervisors.<ref name="austria-forum" />


On 3 June 2019 she was sworn in as Minister for Education, Science and Research in the interim government of [[Brigitte Bierlein]]. She was described as popular and "extremely dynamic".<ref name="derstandard-article" />
On 3 June 2019 she was sworn in as Minister for Education, Science and Research in the interim government of [[Brigitte Bierlein]]. She was described as popular and "extremely dynamic".<ref name="derstandard-article" />


In 2018, she married a woman and published that fact in an interview briefly after her inauguration. According to her, there were never any negative reactions.<ref name="derstandard-interview" />
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== External links ==
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* {{cite web|url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/WWER/PAD_05431/index.shtml|title=Mag. Dr. Iris Rauskala|website=parlament.gv.at|publisher=[[Austrian Parliament]]}}


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<ref name="austria-forum">{{cite web|url=https://austria-forum.org/af/Biographien/Rauskala%2C_Iris|title=Rauskala, Iris Eliisa|website=[[Austria-Forum|austria-forum.org]]|language=de|access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref>
<ref name="austria-forum">{{cite web|url=https://austria-forum.org/af/Biographien/Rauskala%2C_Iris|title=Rauskala, Iris Eliisa|website=[[Austria-Forum|austria-forum.org]]|language=de|access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref>
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== External links ==
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* {{cite web|url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/WWER/PAD_05431/index.shtml|title=Mag. Dr. Iris Rauskala|website=parlament.gv.at|publisher=[[Austrian Parliament]]}}

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Latest revision as of 00:34, 25 September 2024

Iris Rauskala
Rauskala speaking in Vienna, 2019
Minister of Education
In office
3 June 2019 – 7 January 2020
AffiliationIndependent
Preceded byHeinz Faßmann
Succeeded byHeinz Faßmann
Personal details
Born
Iris Eliisa Rauskala

(1978-03-14) 14 March 1978 (age 46)
Helsinki, Finland
EducationUniversity of Innsbruck (Dr.)
Inauguration of Iris Eliisa Rauskala with president Alexander Van der Bellen (2019)

Iris Eliisa Rauskala (born 14 March 1978 in Helsinki) is a Finnish-born Austrian civil servant and economist who served as Minister of Education, Science and Research in the Bierlein government.[1]

Life and career

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The daughter of a Finnish scientist father and an Austrian civil servant mother, Rauskala was born in Helsinki, where she lived until the age of five.[2]

She studied international economics at the University of Innsbruck and completed a doctorate in 2006.[3] Rauskala then joined the civil service in the Ministry of Economy and later the science ministry, working under ministers Johannes Hahn, Beatrix Karl and Karlheinz Töchterle [de]. She taught at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences from 2011 until she was appointed to a highly ranked position in the education ministry in 2015.[4] She is deputy chairperson of the Austrian Science Fund board of supervisors.[1]

On 3 June 2019 she was sworn in as Minister for Education, Science and Research in the interim government of Brigitte Bierlein. She was described as popular and "extremely dynamic".[4]

In 2018, she married a woman and published that fact in an interview briefly after her inauguration. According to her, there were never any negative reactions.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rauskala, Iris Eliisa". austria-forum.org (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. ^ Neuhauser, Julia (4 June 2019). "Bildungsministerin Rauskala: Ein Hauch Finnland für Österreichs Schulen". Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Meet Austria's Minister of Education Iris Eliisa Rauskala". vindobona.org. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b Nimmervoll, Lisa (31 May 2019). "Präsidialsektionschefin Iris Rauskala soll Bildungsministerin werden". Der Standard (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. ^ Nimmervoll, Lisa (14 June 2019). "Bildungsministerin Rauskala: "Beamte sind keine gut abgesicherten Nichtstuer"". Der Standard (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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