Biography
Karin Knaisl is a prominent and influential Austrian politician, a specialist in the field of international relations, publicist and teacher. The name of the woman was interested in the Russian media quite recently, when Vladimir Putin himself appeared at her wedding with a businessman Wolfgang Milinger.Childhood and youth
Karin was born on January 18, 1965 in Vienna. When she turned 4 years old, the whole family moved to Jordan. There mother worked as a flight attendant, and his father received the position of the Personal pilot King Hussein and stood at the origins of the National Airlines Royal Jordanian Airlines.
Already in his youth, Karin showed interest in protecting human rights and became a member of Amnesty International. In 1970, civil war began in Jordan. The Knaisl family returned to Vienna, but the further biography of Karin remained closely connected with the Middle East.
Returning home, she entered the University of Vienna to study languages and law, later studied at Jordan University and Jewish University of Jerusalem. 1991 and 1992, Karin Knaisl spent in France, where he continued to education at the National School of Administration.
There she received the degree of doctor of science, devoting dissertation issues of borders in the Middle East from the point of view of international law. Before this, Karin also studied Arabistics at Georgetown University in the United States.
In addition to the native German language, Karin is perfectly owning Arabic. She also knows English, French, Spanish and Italian. Recently, this amazing woman-polyglot began to study Chinese. She admitted to journalists that French like her more than other languages. On him, Knaisl leads a personal diary, but Snah sees in Italian.
Career
Political career Karin began in 1989 in Austria, from office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She had a chance to work under the alois of the Moka, which at that time was the Minister of Austrian People's Party. For several years she spent in Madrid and Paris.
Years of work in Mide, the officials devoted to the problems of the Middle East. It was then that she had a clear position in many directions. Karin critically refers to the political manifestations of Islam and Zionism. Also Knaisl did not approve the creation of the European Union and loyal to migration issues.
From 2005 to 2010, she was a deputy of the local council, but did not join any party. The official non-partisan status of Knaisl retained and then, when he took the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs, although he went to the Government of Sebastian Kurtz for the Quotas of the Freedom Party.
Becoming a prominent Austrian diplomat, she began to teach and write for newspapers. 10 years old Karin worked in European educational institutions, including at the University of Vienna, and also taught in Beirut and Lebanon and published in Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
In addition to international law, Knaisl is interested in energy markets. Under its authorship, several scientific and journalistic works were published, the most famous of which is the autobiography "My Middle East". Now she takes the post of head of the Foreign Ministry of Austria and is an influential political figure in the country.
Personal life
In August 2018, 53-year-old Karin married a businessman of Wolfgang Milinger and invited Vladimir Putin to marriage. He just went to Germany to meet with Angela Merkel and responded to the invitation.
Before Marriage, Karin lived in his own farming under Vienna, and the celebration was organized in the outskirts of the city of Graz. All global media had a photo of the president dancing with the bride. Putin brought gifts and uttered a toast in German. He stayed at the wedding for only an hour, because in Brandenburg, the Chancellor of Germany was already waiting for him, but, judging by the photos, he spent this time very fun.
The event was visited by about 100 guests. Due to the visit of the President of the Russian Federation, security measures in the city had to significantly increase. Autoban, leading to Graz, blocked entirely until the tuple was driving on him.
Personal visit of the head of the Russian state for the wedding of the Austrian minister surprised the world community, because previously no one mentioned Putin's friendship with Knaisl or her husband. The president very rarely accepts such invitations. As for Knaisl, its decision to call Vladimir Putin is another demonstration of a political position. Karin has tried many times to call for colleagues to establish a dialogue with Russia and stop the confrontation.
Austria became one of the few countries of the European Union, which did not send Russian diplomats after the story with the poisoning of Sergey Skriply. Having visited the wedding, Putin made it clear that she still expects to preserve friendly relations between countries.
For Karin is the first marriage, although they are familiar with Milinger for a long time. She has no children.
Her husband is a businessman, a little knows about him. Milinger tried to make a career on the stock exchange, but he was deprived of a concession in 2008. Later he became among the founders of the biogas mining enterprise, which was soon eliminated. Now Wolfgang declares that he has a certain project abroad, but does not want to reveal the details.
Karin Knaisl loves dogs. In its official "instagram" and "twitter" many photos with them.
Karin Knaisl now
Even despite the happy event in a personal life, Karin now does not allow himself to relax and relax. It is seriously engaged in the status of people of other nationalities in the European Union.
It is the promise to strengthen control over migrants brought her victory in the elections. Knaisl called the EU and Turkey agreement on this issue and even reported to Angela Merkel for carelessness and frivolity after the Press appeared Selfie Chancellor with refugees.