Background
DOHNAL, Johanna was born on February 14, 1939 in Vienna, Austria.
DOHNAL, Johanna was born on February 14, 1939 in Vienna, Austria.
Member, Wiener Kinderfreunde (Vienna Children's Friends). Member, Vienna 14th Municipal District Council, 1969-1979. Member, Vienna Provincial Government and Municipal Council, 1973-1979.
Vienna Sozialistische Partei Österreichs (Socialist Party of Austria) Executive Official dealing with Women's Affairs, 1972-1979. State Secretary, Federal Chancellery, 1979-1990. Federal Minister for Women's Affairs, Federal Chancellery, since 1990.
Set up a visitors’ service for lonely elderly people. Co-founder of Vienna Frauhaus (Women’s House), help and refuge centre for maltreated women. Apprentice clerk in industrial firm before entering politics.