Angelika Mlinar is an Austrian politician, lawyer and entrepreneur. She worked for the European Commission in Slovenia during enlargement before she became programme manager at the International Centre for Migration Policy Development in Vienna. She was also the Secretary-General of the Council of Carinthian Slovenes in Austria, where she established her own business. She is a Member of the European Parliament and Vice-President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. As member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, she is focusing on migration and asylum policy and has organised several fact-finding missions to Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. She actively promotes Human and Women’s rights and speaks up for a united and strong Europe. She is also a vice-president of NEOS – Das Neue Österreich, and president of NEOS Lab, the group's think-tank and academy.