Pamela Rendi-Wagner

Pamela Rendi-Wagner
Rendi-Wagner in October 2021
Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Assumed office
17 June 2024
Preceded byAndrea Ammon
Chair of the Social Democratic Party
In office
24 November 2018 – 3 June 2023
Preceded byChristian Kern
Succeeded byAndreas Babler
Minister of Health and Women
In office
8 March 2017 – 18 December 2017
ChancellorChristian Kern
Preceded bySabine Oberhauser
Succeeded byBeate Hartinger-Klein
Member of the National Council
In office
9 November 2017 – 30 June 2023
Nominated byChristian Kern
AffiliationSocial Democratic Party
Personal details
Born
Joy Pamela Wagner

(1971-05-07) 7 May 1971 (age 53)
Vienna, Austria
Political partySocial Democratic Party
SpouseMichael Rendi
Children2
EducationUniversity of Vienna (MD)
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MSc)

Pamela Rendi-Wagner (born Joy Pamela Wagner, 7 May 1971) is an Austrian physician and politician who is the current director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control,[1] and who previously served as chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) from 2018 to 2023. She was the first woman to lead the SPÖ.[2][3][4]

From 2011 to 2017, she served as director-general for public health in the Austrian Ministry of Health. She served as minister for health and women from March to December 2017. Rendi-Wagner was elected to the National Council for the SPÖ in the 2017 election, and became parliamentary leader in October 2018.[5][6] She was the SPÖ's lead candidate in the 2019 election.[7] In June 2024, Rendi-Wagner was appointed Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Director of ECDC – Dr Pamela Rendi-Wagner". European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Austrian Social Democrats set to crown first woman leader". Politico. 23 September 2018. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Rendi-Wagner is elected as SPÖ party leader". ORF (in German). 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Doskozil ist neuer SPÖ-Chef". ORF. 3 June 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Dr. Pamela Rendi-Wagner, MSc". Austrian Parliament (in German). Vienna: Republic of Austria, Parliamentary Administration. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  6. ^ "SPÖ presidium designate Rendi-Wagner as party leader". Der Standard (in German). 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Rendi-Wagner is SPÖ lead candidate". ORF (in German). 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

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