Born in 1978. Carinthia. Media and Communication Studies at the Alpen-Aria University Klagenfurt (2003); Completed the "AufZaQ"-course of the Austrian Rural Youth Organisation; Completed the EDUCA course of the Austrian Young Farmers' Association;Vice-Chair of the Austrian Farmers' Federation (since 2009); Federal head of the Austrian Young Farmers' Association (since 2007); Delegate of the Austrian Rural Youth Organisation to the European Council of Young Farmers (2003-2005); Federal head of the Austrian Rural Youth Organisation (2002-2006); Regional head of the Carinthia section of the Rural Youth Organisation (2001-2002); District head, Wolfsberg section of the Rural Youth Organisation (1997-2001); Head of the Granitztal local group of the Rural Youth Organisation (1995-1997). MEP since 2009.