Liesel "Liese" Prokop-Sykora (27 March 1941 – 31 December 2006) was an Austrian athlete and, later in her life, a politician.

Born as Liese Sykora in Tulln District, Lower Austria, on 27 March 1941, she graduated from the University of Vienna with a degree in biology and sport.

[2] Prokop began her political career in 1969 and became a member of the Parliament of Lower Austria.

[3][5] She served in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Wolfgang Schüssel until her death on 31 December 2006.

[3] She died unexpectedly of aortic dissection while being rushed to a Sankt Pölten hospital on New Year's Eve, 2006.