What is Liese Prokop?
[[File:Liese Prokop Wien.jpg|thumb|200px|Liese Prokop, June 2006]] '''Liese Prokop''' ([[March 27]], [[1941]] – [[December 31]], [[2006]]) was an [[Austria]]n [[Sportsperson|athlete]] and [[politician]]. Prokop was born in [[Vienna]], Austria. Before being [[Marriage|married]] to Gunnar Prokop, her name was '''Liese Sykora'''. The two had two sons and a daughter. Prokop won the [[silver medal]] in the [[Pentathlon]] in the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]]. Prokop was the first [[female]] Austrian [[Cabinet|Minister]] for [[Interior affairs]]. She was in charge of the [[wikt:security|security]] of Austria, including its [[police|police force]]. She was a member of the [[Österreichische Volkspartei|ÖVP]], Austrian people's party. She died unexpectedly [[December 31]], [[2006]] of a [[torn]] [[aorta]] <ref>[http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20070101-073230-3419r UPI Obituary]</ref> while being taken to a [[hospital]] in [[St. Pölten]]. ==References== <references /> {{bio-stub}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Prokop, Liese}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2006 deaths]] [[Category:Austrian athletes]] [[Category:Modern pentathletes]] [[Category:Government ministers of Austria]] [[Category:Olympic medalists for Austria]] [[Category:Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Vienna]] [[Category:Politicians from Vienna]]