Barbara Novak: Vienna's new finance councilor with great vision!

Barbara Novak: Vienna's new finance councilor with great vision!

Wien, Österreich - Barbara Novak, MA, has taken an important step in her political career with her move to the Vienna City Hall as a new city councilor for finance, business, work, international and digital things. After seven years as a SPÖ Vienna state party secretary, she now takes responsibility for the financial issues of the city. Your appointment was made by Mayor Dr. Michael Ludwig announced and underlines her strategic foresight as well as her socio-political commitment during her previous term, such as ots.at reported.

In a first statement, Novak expressed her gratitude and pride of the past few years. She was honored to have the opportunity to make Vienna socially, economically successful and justified. Her change follows the appeal of Peter Hanke, who was appointed to the federal government as an infrastructure minister, as folder.at.

The new government team

Michael Ludwig, the state party leader of the SPÖ Vienna, has presented the future government team in the town hall. The SPÖ committees accepted the personnel package on Ludwig's proposal on Wednesday morning. Ludwig was unanimously confirmed in his position. In addition to Novak, other city councilors were also presented, including:

• Jürgen Czernohorszky: City Council for Climate, Environment, Wiener Bäder.
• Peter Hacker: City Councilor for Health, Social Affairs, Sport.
• Ulrike "Ulli" Sima: City Councilor for Urban Planning, Mobility, Innovation, Wiener Stadtwerke.
• Veronica Kaup-Hasler: City Councilor for Art, Culture, Science, Viennese Adult Education Courts.
• Kathrin Gaál: mayor and city councilor for living, residential construction, urban renewal, women.

The constituent meeting of the local council took place on June 10, in which the government members were elected and praised. The opposition expressed criticism of the Vienna government program, while the NEOS voted on a possible coalition with the SPÖ on June 7, as [meinzirk.at] (https://www.meinbeirbzirk.at/wien/c-politik/spoe- government-steht-fest-novak-neue-Finanzstadttraetin_a7360963) reports.

A look at Novak's career

Barbara Novak has a remarkable political career. She has been a member of the state parliament and councilor since 2001. In 2018 she was elected state party secretary, where she contributed decisively to modernize and transparency the SPÖ. Novak is considered close confidants of Mayor Ludwig and supported him in his candidacy in 2018. Her roots are located in the Karl Marx-Hof in Döbling, where she grew up as a child of a single educator, and as the first woman of the SPÖ in turquoise Döbling since 2016 she has been brings a breath of fresh air to the city's politics.

known for her pragmatic and assertive nature, Novak is politically described as an all -rounder and explained feminist. Their commitment to the union and the role as deputy chair of the Finance and Economic Committee underline their competence in the field of finances, which is now of enormous importance for Vienna