Sophie Karmasin

Sophie Karmasin (born 5 January 1967) is an opinion researcher who was Minister for Families and Youth of Austria for four years.

Karmasin was born in Vienna. Her parents were Helene and , the latter was a son of Franz Karmasin; is her brother. She studied business administration and later psychology at the University of Salzburg. She was nominated for the office by the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), but does not have a party membership. In 2018 she founded a consulting firm.

In 2021, Karmasin was one of ten people accused of bribery and embezzlement in the Kurz corruption probe. Investigators allege that she acted as an intermediary between the ÖVP and the founders of Österreich, a newspaper that published manipulated opinion polls. , a former assistant of Karmasin, was arrested on 12 October. Karmasin herself was arrested on 3 March due to critical risk of committing a crime and collusion.