1. Birgit Hebein was born on 13 January 1967 and is a former Austrian politician of The Greens.
15 Facts About Birgit Hebein
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Birgit Hebein served as Deputy Mayor of Vienna and City Councillor for Urban Development, Transport, Climate Protection, Energy Planning, and Citizen Participation from 2019 to 2020.
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Birgit Hebein is a qualified social worker, and was employed by Caritas Vienna from 1990 to 1992.
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Birgit Hebein worked in other NGO areas and was active in the conscientious objection group Gruppe fur Totalverweigerung.
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Birgit Hebein was elected district councillor for Rudolfsheim-Funfhaus on the Greens list in the 2005 local elections, and served as group chairwoman from 2007.
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Birgit Hebein was elected to the Gemeinderat and Landtag in the 2010 Viennese state election.
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Birgit Hebein is secretary of the communist youth organisation "Free Austrian Youth - Movement for Socialism".
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When hundreds of refugees arrived at Vienna's Westbahnhof railway station in early September 2015, Birgit Hebein organized and negotiated with the authorities and OBB.
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Birgit Hebein argued that the ban only leads to displacement, and suggested instead that moderate alcohol consumption should be permitted in care facilities for the homeless so that they do not have to rely on public space.
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Birgit Hebein was considered a dark horse candidate, described by Der Standard as a representative of the left "Fundi" wing of the party.
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Birgit Hebein stated her aim was to make the party more nimble and action-oriented, but that they should remain ecologically-centred.
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Birgit Hebein thus became the first party chairwoman of the Vienna Greens.
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At a party conference in February 2020, Birgit Hebein was formally chosen as the Greens' lead candidate for the October state election.
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Birgit Hebein resigned as Greens chairwoman on 18 January 2021, and party secretary Peter Kristofel became interim leader.
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Birgit Hebein stated that the OVP had violated the coalition agreement by refusing to accept refugees from Afghanistan, and that the Greens had failed to challenge them.