Federal Government Klaus II

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Federal Government Klaus II
12. Government of the Second Republic
Federal Government Klaus II
Chancellor Josef Klaus
choice Election to the National Council in 1966
Legislative period XI.
Appointed by Federal President Franz Jonas
education April 19, 1966
The End April 21, 1970
Duration 4 years and 2 days
predecessor Federal Government Klaus I
successor Federal Government Kreisky I
composition
Party (s) ÖVP
representation
National Council
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The Austrian Federal Government Klaus II was formed after the National Council election on March 6, 1966 , as an ÖVP sole government, since the ÖVP had achieved an absolute majority in the elections and negotiations with the SPÖ over a new-style coalition had failed. Federal President Franz Jonas appointed the cabinet on April 19, 1966 . Two days after the National Council election in 1970, in which the SPÖ had overtaken the ÖVP without attaining an absolute majority, the cabinet resigned on March 3, 1970 and was entrusted by the Federal President with the continuation of business until April 21, 1970.

The Klaus II government has remained the only sole ÖVP government of the Second Republic to this day; After her dismissal, no ÖVP politician was able to achieve the position of Federal Chancellor for thirty years. Klaus II was the first Austrian government ever to have a woman in the cabinet: Social Affairs Minister Grete Rehor . With the end of the Klaus II cabinet, Josef Klaus withdrew from politics.

Federal Minister (for) Official Political party State Secretary
Federal Chancellery Federal Chancellor: Josef Klaus
Vice Chancellor: Fritz Bock (until January 19, 1968),
Hermann Withalm (from January 19, 1968)
Federal Minister without portfolio : Vinzenz Kotzina (until June 6, 1966)
 all ÖVP Karl Gruber (until May 13, 1969)
Stephan Koren (from March 31, 1967 to January 19, 1968)
Karl Pisa (from January 19, 1968 to June 2, 1969)
Heinrich Neisser (from June 2, 1969)
Interior Franz Hetzenauer (until January 19, 1968)
Franz Soronics (from January 19, 1968) 		all ÖVP Johann Haider (until January 19, 1968)
Roland Minkowitsch (from January 19, 1968)
Judiciary Hans Klecatsky independent  
classes Theodor Piffl-Percevic (until June 2, 1969)
Alois Mock (from June 2, 1969) 		ÖVP  
Social administration Grete Rehor ÖVP Franz Soronics (until January 19, 1968)
Hans Bürkle (from January 19, 1968)
Finances Wolfgang Schmitz (until January 19, 1968)
Stephan Koren (from January 19, 1968) 		ÖVP  
Agriculture and Forestry Karl Schleinzer ÖVP  
Trade, commerce and industry Fritz Bock (until January 19, 1968)
Otto Mitterer (from January 19, 1968)
 ÖVP  
Transport and Nationalized Enterprises Ludwig White ÖVP Josef Taus (until March 30, 1967)
National defense Georg Prader ÖVP  
Foreign Affairs Lujo Tončić-Sorinj (until January 19, 1968)
Kurt Waldheim (from January 19, 1968) 		ÖVP Carl Heinz Bobleter (until January 19, 1968)
Buildings and technology Vinzenz Kotzina (from June 6, 1966) ÖVP  

literature

  • Robert Kriechbaumer: The Josef Klaus era: Austria in the “short” sixties . Series of publications of the Research Institute for Political-Historical Studies of the Dr.-Wilfried-Haslauer-Bibliothek, Dr.-Wilfried-Haslauer-Bibliothek (Salzburg), Böhlau Verlag, Vienna 1998, ISBN 3-205-98882-5 (978-320598882-3 )