Evelyn Regner

Evelyn Regner (born 24 January 1966) is an Austrian lawyer and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament from Austria since 2009.

After obtaining her degree in law studies at the University of Salzburg and finishing up her clerkship, she first worked at Amnesty International as a refugee consultant during 1992-1993.

From the time period of January 2009 until her election to the European Parliament she served as head of the department of EU and International Affairs of the Austrian Trade Union Federation.

In national as well as European politics, Regner's main focus has always been on labour-related affairs, namely the improvement of workers' rights and the reduction of unemployment.

Additionally, she is dedicating her work to arising matters of financial markets and inequality in the fields of gender politics, taxes and wealth.