Susanne Raab: Austria's Candidate for the Head of the ICMPD
The Austrian Federal Minister for Women, Family, Integration, and Media, Susanne Raab, has officially announced her candidacy as Director General of the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). After the end of the current government, Raab intends to continue her career at the international level. The election for the new head of the ICMPD will take place in spring 2025 by the representatives of the 21 member states.
Austria's Federal Minister for Women, Family, Integration and Media, Susanne Raab, submitted her candidacy for the position of Director General of the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) at the end of December 2024. / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Christoper Dunker
With her application, Raab is following a well-known pattern of Austrian top politicians who switch to the international stage after their national careers. The current Director General of the ICMPD, Michael Spindelegger, also a former Austrian Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister, also from the ÖVP, will retire at the end of 2025. Susanne Raab is therefore being touted as a prominent…
or Log In
Fast News Search