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Petra Steger
Austrian politician
Petra Steger (born 4 October 1987) is an Austrian politician and member of the European Parliament for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). She was a member of the National Council from 2023 to 2024. She is also a former professional basketball player.
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Steger was born in Vienna. She was educated at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, where she studied business law and international business administration. While her father, then Vice-Chancellor Norbert Steger discouraged her from entering politics, Steger would join the FPÖ in 2008. Between 2012 and 2016, Steger was a presenter and editor at FPÖ TV, a party-owned TV channel that publishes videos on YouTube and other platforms. Steger was elected in the 2013 Austrian legislative election to the National Council. She would be re-elected in 2017 and 2019. In 2017, Steger supported a headscarf ban in the public service and said that she would also like to see a headscarf ban in schools and universities.
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