Laura Sachslehner (27) is to replace Axel Melchior as Secretary General. The ÖVP confirmed corresponding media reports from “eXXpress” and “Kurier” on Monday evening. Sachslehner is a member of the state parliament in Vienna and deputy state manager of the People’s Party in the federal capital.
Melchior was responsible for the election campaigns of the resigned Sebastian Kurz. He should keep his mandate as a member of the National Council. Born in Vienna, Sachlehner has sat for the ÖVP in the Vienna State Parliament since 2020, and from 2014 to 2017 she was the office manager of the Young People’s Party (JVP). The change in the general secretariat should take place around the turn of the year.
Most recently, the new head of government, Nehammer, held on to Melchior as general secretary. In the broadcast he thanked Melchior for his “valuable work in the party headquarters”, but respected his decision to reorient himself professionally. With Sachslehner According to Nehammer, an excellent solution has been found for the successor to Melchior. The new general secretary is “an urban and modern woman who knows the party extremely well and has gained a lot of political experience”. Deputy in the General Secretariat will remain Gabriela Schwarz, according to the ÖVP.
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