Hilde Zach

Hilde Zach (August 25, 1942 – January 15, 2011^[1]) was the mayor of Innsbruck, Austria. She was elected in 2002^[2] by the city council, becoming the city's first woman mayor. She resigned due to poor health in February 2010.^[3] Zach came from a business background, having run a business that had previously been run by her parents.

Awards

• 2005: Cross of the Order pro merito Melitensi of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
• 2005: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to Republic of Austria (Großes goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) ^[4]
• 2010: Honorary citizen of Innsbruck (Ehrenbürgerin der Stadt Innsbruck)
• 2011: Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (posthumously)^[5]

References

1. "Innsbrucks Altbürgermeisterin Zach ist tot" [Innsbruck's former Mayor Zach is dead] (in German). Österreichischer Rundfunk. n.d. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
2. "Comments in support of short-listed mayors". World Mayors. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
3. "Innsbruck mayor to retire from politics". Austrian Times. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
4. "Reply to a parliamentary question about the Decoration of Honour" (pdf) (in German). p. 1706. Retrieved November 2012.
5. Monitor Polski 2011 nr 64 poz. 638 – point 3.