Maria Patek (born 13 July 1958)[1] is an Austrian civil servant who served as the minister for Sustainability and Tourism in the Bierlein government.

[2] Maria Patek was born in 1958 in rural Michaelerberg, Styria.

She rose through the ranks and was responsible for the Forestry and Sustainability Section in 2018.

[4] In 2015 Patek was awarded a Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria.

[1] She was sworn in as Minister for Sustainability and Tourism in the interim government of Brigitte Bierlein on 3 June 2019.