Claudia Arpa (born 12 November 1967) is an Austrian politician who was President of the country's Federal Council from 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023.
In 1993, she graduated with teaching degrees in psychology, geography and economics from Karl Franzens University in Graz.
[2] She has completed postgraduate studies in environmental protection at the Technical University of Graz and in social management at the Institute for Education in the Health Service.
[2] From 2015, she was a member of the municipal council of Frantschach-Sankt Gertraud and on 21 March 2021 she was elected Vice Mayor of the town.
[5] Arpa became a member of the Federal Council in April 2023, delegated by the Carinthian state parliament, and was elected President on 1 July 2023.