So the 68-year-old Ederer will be given back the position she lost under FPÖ Infrastructure Minister Norbert Hofer.
A few days after the election, it is still not clear who will lead the Ministry of Infrastructure in the future. However, if there is a coalition between the ÖVP and SPÖ, there is a good chance that he will once again represent the social democrats. Then the course decided by the ÖBB supervisory board on Thursday could be more permanent. The former head of the supervisory board, Andrea Reithmayer, is soon to step down from her position as chairman and move to the management of ÖBB’s infrastructure sector. Brigitte Ederer now heads the supervisory board again. It was first reported by the “Kronen Zeitung”.
The 68-year-old former Siemens manager and SPÖ politician headed the ÖBB supervisory board between 2014 and 2018. However, she was replaced by FPÖ Infrastructure Minister Norbert Hofer at the time. Infrastructure Minister Leonore Gewessler from the Greens brought her back to the supervisory board in 2020. But so far as a simple member. That should change now again. How long remains to be seen. (ed.)