Eva Klotz

She studied education at the University of Innsbruck, specializing in history, folklore, and philosophy.

After completing her studies in 1974, she taught German, geography, Latin, and history at high-schools all over South Tyrol.

At this point she decided to give up teaching and dedicate herself solely to politics and the cause of South Tyrolean self-determination.

In 2007 conflicts arose between members of the Union for South Tyrol: Eva Klotz on the one side and Andreas Pöder [de] on the other.

Unable to find a compromise deemed satisfactory by both parties, Eva Klotz, Sven Knoll [de], and others left the Union and created a splinter group called South Tyrolean Freedom.