Sonja Zwazl

Sonja Zwazl (born 10 July 1946 in Weitra) is an Austrian politician of the Volkspartei (ÖVP).

She was president of the Economic Chamber of Lower Austria [de] from 1999 to 2020 and a member of the Bundesrat from 2003 to 2023.

[1] After visiting a business school from 1960 to 1962, she studied at the Fototechnikum Agfa in Munich from 1971 to 1973 and founded a private company in 1969.

Her successor Wolfgang Ecker [de] thanked her for "years of successful work and incomparable commitment".

[2] She was criticized for her expensive farewell party in 2020, costing roughly 54.000 euros, especially because it took place during a time where many small businesses were suffering due to COVID-19.