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Ms Petra BAYR (Austria, SOC)

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Representative
Deputy
SPÖ

Parlament
AT - 1017 - Wien
Austria

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025 , 2024 , 2023 , 2022

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Latest news

22/10/2026 - New Democratic Pact PACE to discuss rebuilding trust in democracy with young people in Budapest 16/10/2026 - European Conference of Presidents of Parliament On a ‘digital wall’, women parliamentary leaders in Rome make pledges to advance equality 15/10/2026 - European Conference of Presidents of Parliament In Rome, women Speakers meet to reflect on leadership and the quest for equality 15/10/2026 - European Conference of Presidents of Parliament European parliamentary summit opens in Rome with pledge to ‘serve our citizens’ 15/10/2026 - European Conference of Presidents of Parliament Speakers of Parliament in Rome are invited to write ‘a letter to your future self’ with one idea to take home

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Women’s Group Chairperson: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 09/10/2023 to 19/04/2026
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group from 22/01/2018 to 08/10/2023
  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 22/01/2018

In the Assembly

  • since 26/01/2026 Representative - Austria
  • from 22/01/2018 to 25/01/2026 Substitute - Austria

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • President of the Assembly: Presidential Committee (since 26/01/2026)
  • President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (since 26/01/2026)
  • President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (since 26/01/2026)
  • Member: Committee on Rules, Ethics and Immunities (from 12/04/2025 to 25/01/2026)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights: Bureau of the Assembly (from 24/01/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights: Standing Committee (from 24/01/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • Chairperson: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 24/01/2024 to 25/01/2026)
  • General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 25/01/2022 to 18/03/2024)
  • Full Member SOC: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 24/01/2022 to 25/01/2026)
  • Chairperson: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Bureau of the Assembly (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Chairperson of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination: Standing Committee (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Ex officio (Rule 44.1 of the Rules of Procedure): Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 24/06/2019 to 11/04/2025)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 22/01/2018)
  • Full Member SOC: Committee on the Election of Judges to the European Court of Human Rights (from 22/01/2018 to 30/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 23/01/2024 to 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 25/01/2022 to 27/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 25/01/2022 to 22/01/2024)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 24/01/2022 to 24/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 24/01/2022 to 24/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 24/01/2022 to 24/01/2022)
  • Member: Sub-Committee on Ethics (from 24/01/2022 to 22/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 22/03/2021 to 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 22/03/2021 to 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 28/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (from 28/01/2020 to 24/01/2021)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on the Rights of Minorities (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Ex officio: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 27/01/2020 to 23/01/2022)
  • Chairperson: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 07/03/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 24/01/2019 to 27/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Disability, Multiple and Intersectional Discrimination (from 01/03/2018 to 29/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Human Rights (from 25/01/2018 to 22/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Ms Agnes Sirkka PRAMMER (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (since 26/05/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Michel REIMON (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 27/01/2020 to 10/05/2023)
  • Alternate of Mr Andreas SCHIEDER (Full Member): Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 22/01/2018 to 26/01/2020)

Interventions

Last speeches

16/10/2026 | 13:01:12 "Thank you, Lorenzo." [Spoken in Italian] Dear Presidents, Dear colleagues, It falls to me to summarise in just a few words these very rich contributions to this Conference that you have made. Please do take a copy of the full conclusion, which will be distributed at the doors as we leave this Chamber. And it's on the website as well, if I understood correctly. Take them home with you, read them through and share them with your fellow parliamentarians. These are the commitments for action... 15/10/2026 | 17:18:47 Allow me just to say thank you so much, to both presidents and to all of you who participated. At the end of the day, dear colleagues, we are the elected ones, responsible for moving things ahead in a wise, appropriate way, in accordance with our principles. The truth is that the legal framework is not enough or sufficient, and this is where we need to act, my dear friends. So thank you all. This closes our second session for today. We will resume our discussions tomorrow on the third theme... 15/10/2026 | 15:48:53 So that brings us to the end of our list of speakers. To the 29 people who took the floor, thank you very much. And I also understand that our keynote speakers appreciate the debate but do not see any need to reply. Is this correct? Yes, it seems to be correct. That concludes our very interesting debate on this theme. Thank you all for your contributions. This theme is of direct concern to all of us, as representatives of our people. National parliaments have a key role to play in responding... 15/10/2026 | 11:26:41 Thank you very much, Mr Ruben RUBINYAN, for your most relevant statement, also reflecting on peace, which concludes now the introduction to our debate. The list of speakers has been distributed. I should like to remind you that according to our rules the speaking time per statement is limited to 5 minutes. Furthermore, depending on the time available, and once the list of speakers is concluded, I may also allow spontaneous comments from the floor in response to what is said during the debate... 15/10/2026 | 10:56:23 So, this brings us to theme one.  Dear colleagues,  The first theme is "Resilient democracies: united against hybrid threats". This is no longer a warning; it is a reality. This information poisons our public debate; cyberattacks strike our institutions and our elections. Foreign interference reaches deep into our societies. And our openness, our greatest strength, is turned into a weapon against us.  Let me be very clear: these attacks are no longer only hybrid; they are becoming harder...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions

17/03/2026 | Doc. 16361 | Report Procedure for the election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights 05/11/2025 | Doc. 16293 | Report Increasing members’ active participation in the work of the Parliamentary Assembly 24/06/2025 | Doc. 16211 | Report Women's rights in Europe – Progress and challenges 28/01/2025 | Doc. 16107 | Committee Opinion Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of Georgia 31/05/2024 | Doc. 15993 | Report Protecting women human rights defenders in Europe

Motions, Written Declarations, Questions

26/01/2026 | Doc. 16333 | Motion for a resolution Democratising the economy: a new frontier for democratic governance 26/01/2026 | Doc. 16331 | Motion for a resolution The convergence of extremist, autocratic and oligarchic threats to democracy in Europe 09/01/2026 | Doc. 16318 | Motion for a resolution Strengthening the affective and emotional dimension of comprehensive sexuality education to prevent and combat discrimination, hate crime and gender-based violence 23/12/2025 | Doc. 16313 | Written declaration The detention of Temirlan Sultanbekov 17/12/2025 | Doc. 16307 | Written declaration The detention of Rached Ghannouchi

Votes on adopted texts

03/10/2025 | Doc. 16240, vote on the draft text for recommendation Artificial intelligence and migration 03/10/2025 | Doc. 16252, vote on the draft text for resolution Ensuring Parliamentary Assembly members can travel freely to carry out their work 03/10/2025 | Doc. 16250, vote on the draft text for resolution Sexual violence against men and boys 03/10/2025 | Doc. 16240, vote on the draft text for resolution Artificial intelligence and migration 02/10/2025 | Doc. 16272, vote on the draft text for resolution Russia: new threats to European democracies