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MEP, Chair of the Delegation for relations with Mercosur
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EDUCATION
1976-1984 Secondary school
1984-1994 University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Law studies
1994-1995 Court year
1996 Research grant in Paris and Geneva
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1992-1993 Consultant for refugee rights at Amnesty International
1996-1999 Consultant for social politics for the Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB)
1999-2008 Head of office at the Brussels Office of the Austrian Trade Union Federation
2006-2009 Member of the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee)
2008-2009 Member of the Executive Committee at the ETUC (European Trade Union Confederation)
2008-2009 Chair member of the TUAC (Trade Union Advisory Committee) to the OECD
2009 Head of the administrative department EU and international affairs in the Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB). Since 14 July 2009 Member of the European Parliament
2015-2019 Head of EU-Delegation of the Social Democratic Party of Austria
2019-2022 Chair of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
2022-2024 Vice-President of the European Parliament. Since 09/2024 Chair of the Delegation for relations with Mercosur
Evelyn Regner is a European politician of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Member of the European Parliament, first elected in 2009.
As trade unionist, Evelyn Regner’s focus has always been on labour-related affairs, namely the improvement of workers’ rights. She fights for more tax justice and strengthening equality in Europe. She is the voice of workers and taxpayers when it comes to regulation of companies and financial markets, and is standing up for women’s rights and diversity.
In her current mandate, she was elected chair of the Delegation for relations with Mercosur. She is a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON). Additionally she is also a substitute member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) and of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) as well as vice-head of the Austrian S&D-Delegation in the European Parliament.
Furthermore, Evelyn Regner is part of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly and substitute member of the Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee.