Personal Life
Plassnik has been married twice. Her first marriage was to Georg Posch, who as social democrat became secretary general of the Austrian Parliament. Her second marriage was to Swiss diplomat Gérard Stoudmann. She stands out in public due to her height, at 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) tall.
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