Barbara Kolm

Barbara Kolm is an Austrian economist and politician serving as a Member of the National Council. A prominent figure in the Austrian School of economics, she has long directed the Friedrich A. v. Hayek Institute and is associated with various market-liberal organizations. Throughout her career, she has served as a municipal councilor in Innsbruck and held advisory roles in economic and budgetary policy. Her political platform emphasizes deregulation, reduced state spending, and the promotion of free-market principles.