Hilde Hawlicek

Hilde Hawlicek (born 14 April 1942) is an Austrian retired politician and former Minister for Education, Arts and Sport.

[1] Hawlicek later worked as a schoolteacher until she was appointed to the Federal Council for the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) in 1971.

In 1987 she became Minister for Education, Arts and Sport in the second cabinet of Franz Vranitzky.

[1] During her time in office, Hawlicek worked on reducing gender inequality in the education system by opening up all types of schools for girls.

[3] Hawlicek also defended the play Heldenplatz, which was controversial for its portrayal of nationalism and antisemitism in Austria, against censorship.