As State Secretary

Red “state ace” receives important tasks

Königsberger-Ludwig will work alongside Minister Schumann.(Bild: APA/ROLAND SCHLAGER)

Minister Korinna Schumann has brought in expertise from Lower Austria for the health sector. Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig wants to build on her successes as a state councillor in Lower Austria in Vienna.

Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig is the SPÖ politician who completes the red "super department" of Korinna Schumann, who landed in first place as a red politician in the black heartland in the latest APA confidence index of Lower Austrian state politicians. The only thing that has changed for the new State Secretary in Vienna in terms of responsibilities is almost the dimension. Königsberger-Ludwig was already responsible for parts of the health agendas for seven years in the wider state.

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During the coronavirus pandemic in particular, the Red Party politician and ÖVP state deputy Stephan Pernkopf made a name for themselves as solution-oriented politicians. Side by side, the two maneuvered the state through the pandemic. Königsberger-Ludwig now wants to build on these successes in the federal capital.

"The healthcare system is facing major challenges. We have to involve everyone. My strength has always been building bridges. I will continue to work on exactly that," she tells "Krone". She is now responsible for consumer and animal protection. Close companions describe her as a hard-working, humane and conscientious employee "who you can always rely on". Königsberger-Ludwig is married, has two children and three grandchildren.