CURRICULUM VITÆ EVELYN REGNER Date of birth: 24th of January 1966 Place of birth: Vienna, Austria EDUCATION 1976-1984 Secondary school 1984-1994 University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Law studies 1994-1995 Court year 1996 Research grant in Paris and Geneva PROFFESSIONAL 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 Since 2019 Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) Evelyn Regner is a European politician of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Member of the European Parliament, since she was first elected in 2009. As trade unionist, Evelyn Regner's main focus has always been on labour-related affairs, namely the improvement of workers' rights and the reduction of unemployment. Ms. Regner dedicates her work fighting for more tax justice and reducing inequalities 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 gender equality. In her current mandate, she was elected chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM), member of the Conference of Committee Chairs (CCC) and 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) as well as vice-head of the Austrian S&D-Delegation in the European Parliament. Furthermore, Evelyn Regner is part of the Delegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly and substitute member of the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee .