Philippa Strache
{{Short description|Austrian presenter and politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pia Philippa Strache
| image = Philippa Strache - FPÖ-Neujahrstreffen 2019.JPG
| office = Member of the National Council
| term_start = 23 October 2019
| term_end = 23 October 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|12|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Vienna, Austria
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Freedom Party (until October 2019)
| spouse = {{marriage|Heinz-Christian Strache|2016|2023|end=div}}
| children = 1
| signature =
}}
Pia Philippa Beck{{cite web|title=Bundeswahlvorschlag FPÖ|url=https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/Nationalratswahlen/Nationalratswahl_2019/Bundeswahlvorschlag_FPOE.aspx}} (born 1 December 1987 in Vienna, known during her marriage as Philippa Strache)[https://www.krone.at/1893673 Streit um Hunde: Jetzt spricht Philippa Strache, retrieved May, 2019] is an Austrian presenter and politician.
Life
Strache was Josef Cap's assistant for five years in the parliamentary club of the SPÖ.[https://www.derstandard.de/story/2000082497103/auslaenderfeindlich-ist-heinz-christian-strache-nicht-weiss-frau-philippa Ausländerfeindlich ist Heinz-Christian Strache nicht, weiß Frau Philippa], German. Retrieved 6 October 2019. Between 2012 and 2013, she worked as spokeswoman for Team Stronach. In 2016, she became presenter for the newly founded news channel oe24.tv.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzxSIOig6v0 Fellner! Live: Philippa Strache im Interview], retrieved 21 May 2019. Additionally, she moderated the FPÖ's channel FPÖ TV on YouTube.[https://www.news.at/a/philippa-strache-10397599 Wer ist Philippa Strache?] auf news.at from 1 January 2019.
Beginning in summer of 2018, Strache served as honorary animal welfare officer of the FPÖ. She was also responsible for Heinz-Christian Strache's social media appearance.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bDukgfvUJk Philippa Strache bei STÖCKL. – 15.11.2018]. Retrieved 21 May 2019. Strache is said to have received a salary of €9,500 for these functions.{{cite web|title=Philippa Strache soll 9.500 Euro FPÖ-Gehalt bekommen haben|periodical=Salzburger Nachrichten|url=https://www.sn.at/politik/innenpolitik/philippa-strache-soll-9-500-euro-fpoe-gehalt-bekommen-haben-77139121|last=Salzburger Nachrichten|date=3 October 2019}}
Strache was an FPÖ candidate for the 2019 National Council elections. Her final entry into parliament was unclear for some time due to discussions about expense reports and the arithmetic of the elections.{{cite web|title=Blauer Unmut über Philippa Strache wächst – derStandard.at|periodical=Der Standard|url=https://apps.derstandard.at/privacywall/story/2000109456823/blauer-unmut-ueber-philippa-strache-waechst|last=Nina Weißensteiner|date=3 October 2019}} The discussion generated a broad media response.{{cite web|title=Was Philippa Straches Einzug ins Parlament zur Zitterpartie macht|periodical=Kurier|url=https://kurier.at/politik/inland/nationalratsmandat-was-philippa-straches-einzug-ins-parlament-zur-zitterpartie-macht/400637297|last=Lukas Kapeller|date=3 October 2019}}{{cite web|title=Mandat von Philippa Strache: Wiener FPÖ übt das Abwarten|periodical=Die Presse|url=http://www.diepresse.com/5699864/mandat-von-philippa-strache-wiener-fpo-ubt-das-abwarten|last=Herbert Neubauer|date=2 October 2019}}{{cite web|title=FPÖ: Philippa Strache maximal "wilde Abgeordnete"|periodical=Kleine Zeitung|url=https://www.kleinezeitung.at/politik/politikaufmacher/5701413/|date=5 October 2019}}
On 7 October, the FPÖ announced that Harald Stefan would waive his basic mandate and thus enter the National Council via the national list, which would not have given Strache a mandate.[https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000109617337/strache-repostet-auf-facebook-totgesagte-leben-laenger Der Standard] On 9 October 2019 however, Vienna's state election authority announced that Harald Stefan could not waive his basic mandate and that Strache would therefore definitely be entitled to a mandate via the national list.[https://apps.derstandard.at/privacywall/story/2000109683178/mitglied-der-landeswahlbehoerde-mandat-wird-philippa-strache-zugeteilt-werden Der Standard] As a result, the federal party chairman Norbert Hofer and the designated club Chairman Herbert Kickl immediately declared that the FPÖ would not include Philippa Strache in their parliamentary club. In the constituent session of the 27th legislative period on 23 October 2019, Strache became a member of the National Council; she was expelled from the FPÖ the same day.[https://orf.at/stories/3141862/ ORF]
Personal life
Her relationship with Heinz-Christian Strache began in autumn of 2015; they had their first public appearance together in January 2016 at the Jägerball. Their wedding followed on 7 October 2016. On 1 January 2019, she gave birth to their son.[https://kurier.at/politik/inland/papamonat-geschenk-fuer-koalitionsfrieden/400406834 Warum Kurz seinem Vize Strache den Papamonat schenkt] 14 February 2019.[https://diepresse.com/home/schaufenster/salon/salon/5553969/Das-politische-Neujahrsbaby-heisst-Hendrik-Strache Das politische Neujahrsbaby heißt Hendrik Strache]. Retrieved 21 May 2019. The couple divorced in June 2023, when she started using her maiden name again.
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Category:Freedom Party of Austria politicians
Category:Members of the 27th National Council (Austria)
Category:Politicians affected by a party expulsion process
Category:Politicians from Vienna
Category:Women members of the National Council (Austria)
Category:21st-century Austrian women politicians
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