!!!Schmidt, Heide

b. Kempten (Germany), Nov. 27, 1948. Studied law, went into politics 
(Freedom Party, FPOe, Liberal Forum, LIF). 1988-1990 secretary-general 
of the FPOe; 1990-1993 Deputy party leader of the FPOe; in 1992 
presidential candidate for the FPOe; 1987-1990 Member of the 
Bundesrat; from 1990-1999 Member of the Nationalrat (FPOe, from 1993 
LIF). 1990-1994 Third President of the Nationalrat. After increasing 
differences with J.  Haider she stepped down from her FPOe functions 
in 1993 and founded the  Liberales Forum (LIF), of which she was 
federal spokeswoman until 2000; presidential candidate for the LIF in 
the 1998 presidential elections.

!Literature
P. Pelinka, H. S. - eine Provokation, 1993.


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