Susanne Raab

Susanne Raab (née Knasmüller; born 20 October 1984) in Vöcklabruck is the Director General of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). She is an Austrian civil servant, jurist and politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), who served as Federal Minister from 2020 to 2025. Prior to her political career, Susanne Raab held several key leadership positions in the Austrian civil service. First as Legal Advisor for Asylum and Migration Affairs in the Ministry of the Interior, then as Head of the Department for Integration Coordination and eventually as Director General for Integration in the Austrian Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2020.