AktionsGemeinschaft
AktionsGemeinschaft (AG) is an Austrian students' organization. In the last national-wide election in 2015, it defended its position as the strongest political faction in the Federal Parliament of the Austrian Students' Association, winning 16 out of 55 mandates.[1] Overall, it considers itself to be non-partisan, but is politically close to the Austrian People's Party, which funded temporarily in the past parts of its activities.[2]
AktionGemeinschaft is currently chaired by Andreas Jilly, who was elected as its chairman in August 2015.[3] The organization was founded in the early 1980s by a merger of the Austrian Students' Union (ideologically close to the Austrian People's Party) and the non-partisan service-oriented Austrian Students' Forum. Many of its members have also been active in various Christian and conservative students' organisations.
AktionsGemeinschaft is a member organisation of the European Democrat Students. Founded in Vienna by Scandinavian, German and Austrian students in 1961, the Freie Österreichische Studentenschaft, a legal predecessor of AG, was one of its initial members. At European level, AktionsGemeinschaft is today represented by its International Secretary, Sophia Skoda.[4]
Famous former members
Gerald Bast, Andreas Maislinger, Wilhelm Molterer, Gerfried Sperl, Ernst Strasser, Matthias Strolz, Markus Wallner, Harald Mahrer.
References
- ^ [1], Austrian Students' Association, 26 May 2011.
- ^ Bericht des Rechnungshofs von 2000
- ^ "Neue Vorsitzende bei Schülerunion und AktionsGemeinschaft". Die Presse. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
- ^ Board composition of AG Austria Homepage of AktionsGemeinschaft, 9 October 2015.