State Secretary

MMag.^a Michaela Schmidt

On 3 March 2025, MMag.^a Michaela Schmidt was sworn in as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen.

Personal data MMag.a Michaela Schmidt

Born on 15 October 1983 in Salzburg

Education

• Primary school, Liefering 1 Salzburg
• Christian Doppler Grammar School Salzburg
• Business Informatics, JKU Linz
  Specialisms: Controlling, knowledge management
• Economics, JKU Linz, Merit Scholarship
  Specialism: Economics

Political and other activities

• 2025 State Secretary
• 2023 - 2025 Member of the National Council
• Member of the SPÖ federal party leadership since 2023
• Member of the provincial party leadership and executive of SPÖ Salzburg since 2017
• 2016 - 2019 Board member of the Austrian Fistball Association

Professional career

• 2014 - 2025 Salzburg Chamber of Labour
  Economics department
  Consultant for economic and distribution policy
  2019 Head of the Economics department
• 2009 - 2014 Upper Austria Chamber of Labour
  Economic and Social Policy department
  Consultant for energy policy, research and innovation policy
• 2007 - 2008 Upper Austria Chamber of Labour
  Finance department