Christine Muttonen (Austria) was elected OSCE PA President at the 2016 Annual Session in Tbilisi and re-elected on 9 July 2017 in Minsk.
Following the 15 October 2017 legislative elections in Austria she stepped down as Assembly President on 9 November.
Among the priorities of her presidency were women’s empowerment in international politics, the security implications of climate change, the use of culture as a peace-building tool, and pursuing closer relations with OSCE Partners for Co-operation. She also advocated for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, as well as strengthening the contribution of parliamentarians to the activities of the OSCE family.
Before becoming Assembly President, Muttonen had served as Vice-President of the Assembly and as Special Representative for Central and Eastern Asia. She was also Deputy Head of the Austrian Delegation to the PA.
Muttonen was a Member of the Austrian Parliament from 1999 to 2017 and also served as area spokesperson for the Austrian Social Democratic Parliamentary Group for Foreign Politics. She was also a member of her national delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Muttonen was a teacher before her career in politics.
For her speeches as Assembly President, please see below.
RELATED DOCUMENTS
- Address to the OSCE Permanent Council, Vienna, 19 October 2017 (GER)
- Opening address at the Autumn Meeting, Andorra, 3 October 2017 (ENG)
- Address to the Universal Peace Federation, Vienna, 15 September 2017 (ENG)
- Remarks at the 62nd Pugwash Conference on Science & World Affairs, Astana - 25 August 2017 (ENG)
- Address at the closing plenary session of the OSCE PA's 26th Annual Session, Minsk - 9 July 2017 (ENG)
- Address at the opening inaugural session of the OSCE PA's 26th Annual Session, Minsk - 5 July 2017 (ENG)
- Address to the Second Preparatory Meeting of the 25th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, Astana - 15 June 2017 (ENG)
- Remarks to Parliamentary Conference on Combating International Terrorism - 28 March 2017 (ENG)
- Opening remarks to "OSCE Security Policy – Female Perspectives" conference - 23 March 2017 (GER)
- Remarks at the OSCE's Economic and Environmental Committee - 8 March 2017 (ENG)
- Remarks opening special debate at the OSCE PA's Winter Meeting - 24 Feb. 2017 (ENG)
- Opening remarks to the OSCE PA's 16th Winter Meeting - 23 Feb. 2017 (GER)
- Speech to IPU Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament - 12 Dec. 2016 (ENG)
- Speech to OSCE Ministerial Council in Hamburg - 8 Dec. 2016 (ENG)
- Speech to NATO PA's Annual Session in Istanbul - 21 Nov. 2016 (ENG)
- Address to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna - 27 October 2016 (ENG)
- Opening remarks at the OSCE PA's 15th Autumn Meeting in Skopje - 30 Sept. 2016 (ENG)
- Speech to the opening of OSCE/ODIHR Human Dimension Implementation Meeting - 19 Sept. 2016 (ENG)
- Remarks to the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Strasbourg - 15 Sept. 2016 (ENG)
- Remarks to the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Strasbourg - 15 Sept. 2016 (GER)
President Christine Muttonen's opening address at the OSCE PA's Autumn Meeting in Andorra, 3 October 2017
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President Christine Muttonen's opening address at the OSCE PA's Winter Meeting in Vienna, 23 February 2017
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President Christine Muttonen's address to the European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments in Strasbourg, 15 September 2016
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President Christine Muttonen's inaugural address to the Assembly following her election on 5 July 2016
President Christine Muttonen speaks to the press following her election on 5 July 2016
Christine Muttonen addresses Religions against Terrorism conference in Astana, 31 May 2016
