 The following years Evelyn Regner built up her career as a lawyer at the Social Department of the Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) before becoming the head of ÖGB's Brussels office at the permanent representation of Austria at the EU in 1999.From the time period of January 2009 until her election to the European parliament she was named the head of the department of EU and International Affairs of the Austrian Trade Federation.Further memberships that Evelyn Regner has taken up in this time period were of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and of the Social Dialogue Committee.