Margit Wachberger will become the new head of the Attorney General’s Office from November 1. She is the first woman to take over the leadership of the highest public prosecutor’s office in the republic. She was appointed by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen on the proposal of Justice Minister Alma Zadić.
Wachberger succeeds Franz Plöchl, who retired at the end of August. The position was vacant in September and October. Compared to other positions within the judiciary, this appointment was made relatively quickly.
In 1991, Wachberger became a judge at the then Vienna Criminal Court, in 1995 she became a prosecutor at the Juvenile Court in the federal capital and then at the Vienna Public Prosecutor’s Office. During this time she was already working for the Attorney General’s Office. This is responsible, among other things, for proceedings before the Supreme Court (OGH). However, the head of the public prosecutor’s office is the Ministry of Justice.
Male-dominated leadership positions
From 2004, Wachberger served as a judge at the Vienna Supreme Court, and in 2007 she eventually moved to the Prokuratur General, the highest public prosecutor’s office in the Republic of Austria. The lawyer became one of the four first Advocates General three years ago.
With her appointment as head, the highest positions remain male-dominated: Wachberger has four male deputies. Alexander Bauer would also have been shortlisted as manager.
Source: Krone
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