Andrea Kdolsky, former Austrian Health Minister, dies at 63

Former Austrian Health Minister Andrea Kdolsky has passed away at the age of 63 following a battle with cancer. An anesthesiologist by profession, Kdolsky was a prominent political figure and advocate.

Kdolsky served as the Minister for Health and Family in the cabinet of Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer starting in 2007, representing the ÖVP. She later provided health expertise to the NEOS party during federal government negotiations. In 2023, she left the ÖVP due to the party's coalition with the Freedom Party in Lower Austria.

Beyond her ministerial role, she held leadership positions including managing director of the Lower Austrian State Clinics Holding and chair of the university teachers' union. In her later years, she worked for the state of Burgenland, where she was tasked with planning a center for cancer patients.