Elke Hanel-Torsch

Elke Hanel-Torsch is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Vienna since October 2024.
Hanel-Torsch was born on 18 September 1981 in St. Veit an der Glan. She has a Magister Juris degree in law from the University of Vienna. She trained to be a lawyer at the District Court of Inner City and Regional Court for Civil Matters in Vienna. She was a lawyer/legal advisor for the Tenants' Association Vienna from 2006 to 2014 and its managing director from 2014 to 2016. She has been executive chairman of the association since 2016.
Hanel-Torsch has held various positions in the Margareten and Viennese branches of the Social Democratic Party since 2020. She was a member of the district council in Margareten from 2013 to 2024. She was elected to the National Council at the 2024 legislative election.