Pamela Rendi-Wagner

Pamela Rendi-Wagner (born Joy Pamela Wagner, 7 May 1971) is an Austrian physician, environmentalist, feminist, trade unionist and politician who served as chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) between November 2018 and June 2023. She was the first woman to lead the SPÖ. From 2011 to 2017 she was Director-General for Public Health in the Federal Ministry of Health. She served as Minister of Health and Women from March to December 2017. Rendi-Wagner was elected to the National Council for the SPÖ in the 2017 election, and became parliamentary leader in October 2018. She was the SPÖ's lead candidate in the 2019 election. Early life Joy Pamela Wagner was born in Vienna and grew up in the Favoriten district as the daughter of Wolfgang and Christine Wagner, née Tschabitscher. When her parents divorced, she stayed with her mother. She attended the GRG 12 Erlgasse in Meidling and graduated in 1989. She then studied medicine at the University of Vienna and received her doctorate in 1996. From 1996 to 1997 she attended a course on Infection and Health in the Tropics at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and graduated with a master's degree (MSc). In 1997, she obtained a diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in the Royal College of Physicians.