Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler

Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler
President of the Federal Council
Assumed office
1 January 2025
Preceded byFranz Huber
In office
1 July 2020  31 December 2020
Preceded byRobert Seeber
Succeeded byChristian Buchmann
Vice President of the Federal Council
In office
14 January 2020  30 June 2020
Member of the Federal Council
Assumed office
1 October 2017
Preceded byJosef Saller
Member of the National Council of Austria
In office
30 October 2006  27 October 2008
Personal details
Born (1961-09-13) 13 September 1961
Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria, Austria
Political partyAustrian People's Party (ÖVP)

Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler is an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) who serves as a member of the Federal Council of Austria and as President of the Federal Council since 1 January 2025. She previously served in that role in the second half of 2020. Previously, she served as a member of the National Council from 2006 to 2008. In 2019, she became the first woman to chair the parliamentary group of the People's Party.