List of the Austrian provincial governors

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The list of Austrian provincial governors shows all provincial governors of the federal states of the Republic of Austria .

(For the lists of governors of the historic lands of the Austrian monarchy, see below .)

Color of the incumbent governors
Ruling parties

Acting governors and their deputies

state Landeshauptstadt
man / woman		 Political party (1) (3)  Landeshauptmann-
stellvertreter / -in		 Political party (2) (3)  Landeshauptmann-
stellvertreter / -in		 Political party
BurgenlandBurgenland Burgenland Hans Peter Doskozil SPÖ Astrid Eisenkopf SPÖ - (2) -
CarinthiaCarinthia Carinthia Peter Kaiser SPÖ Beate Prettner SPÖ Gabriele Schaunig-Kandut SPÖ
NiederosterreichLower Austria Lower Austria Johanna Mikl-Leitner ÖVP Stephan Pernkopf ÖVP Franz Schnabl (3) SPÖ
OberosterreichUpper Austria Upper Austria Thomas Stelzer ÖVP Christine Haberlander ÖVP Manfred Haimbuchner (3) FPÖ
SalzburgState of Salzburg Salzburg Wilfried Haslauer ÖVP Christian Stoeckl ÖVP Heinrich Schellhorn GREEN
StyriaStyria Styria Hermann Schützenhöfer ÖVP Anton Lang SPÖ - (2) -
TyrolTyrol (state) Tyrol Günther Platter ÖVP Josef Geisler ÖVP Ingrid Felipe GREEN
VorarlbergVorarlberg Vorarlberg Markus Wallner ÖVP Barbara Schöbi-Fink (1) ÖVP - (2) -
ViennaVienna Vienna Michael Ludwig (4) SPÖ Birgit Hebein (3) GREEN Dominik Nepp (3) FPÖ

Status: March 2019

(1)In Vorarlberg: state governor
(2) Only one representative in Burgenland, Styria and Vorarlberg
(3) In Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Vienna there is no nominal ranking of the deputies
(4) Also acting mayor in Vienna
(5)For the naming, see Governor or Governor?

Lists of provincial governors

In the corporate state (1934–1938) governors were appointed undemocratically.

The Reich Governors of the Danube and Alpine Reichsgaue appointed by the Fiihrer and Reich Chancellor during the National Socialist era - when Austria was formally abolished - , usually referred to as Gauleiter with their NSDAP rank , have been integrated chronologically for reasons of contemporary history research: The corresponding fields are gray underlaid.

Burgenland

Astrid Eisenkopf Johann Tschürtz Franz Steindl Gerhard Jellasitz Franz Sauerzopf Rudolf Grohotolsky Franz Soronics Josef Wiesler Reinhold Polster Hans Bögl Hans Wastl Alois Wessely Ludwig Leser Lorenz Karall Hans Peter Doskozil Hans Niessl Karl Stix Johann Sipötz Theodor Kery Hans Bögl Josef Lentsch Johann Wagner Lorenz Karall Ludwig Leser

The province of Burgenland was rebuilt in 1921/22. It was divided up by the Nazi dictatorship on October 15, 1938, between the Reichsgaue Niederdonau and Styria (Portschy became Deputy Gauleiter of Styria) and rebuilt with effect from October 1, 1945.

Governor Political party Taking office End of government
Robert Davy March 10, 1921 March 5, 1922
Alfred Rausnitz March 5, 1922 July 14, 1923
Alfred Walheim GDVP July 14, 1923 January 4, 1924
Josef Rauhofer CS January 4, 1924 January 10, 1928
Anton Schreiner CS January 10, 1928 July 24, 1929
Johann Thullner CS July 24, 1929 December 10, 1930
Anton Schreiner CS December 10, 1930 November 25, 1931
Alfred Walheim LB November 25, 1931 February 22, 1934
Hans Sylvester VF February 22, 1934 March 11, 1938
Tobias Portschy NSDAP March 11, 1938 October 15, 1938
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Ludwig readers SPÖ October 1, 1945 January 4, 1946
Lorenz Karall ÖVP January 4, 1946 June 22, 1956
Johann Wagner ÖVP June 22, 1956 August 8, 1961
Josef Lentsch ÖVP August 8, 1961 June 12, 1964
Hans Bögl SPÖ June 12, 1964 June 28, 1966
Theodor Kery SPÖ June 28, 1966 October 30, 1987
Johann Sipötz SPÖ October 30, 1987 July 18, 1991
Karl Stix SPÖ July 18, 1991 December 27, 2000
Hans Niessl SPÖ December 28, 2000 February 28, 2019
Hans Peter Doskozil SPÖ February 28, 2019 officiating

Carinthia

Beate Prettner Kurt Scheuch Uwe Scheuch Gerhard Dörfler Martin Strutz Karl Pfeifenberger Mathias Reichhold Michael Ausserwinkler Peter Ambrozy Rudolf Gallob Erwin Frühbauer Leopold Wagner Erich Suchanek Hans Kerstnig Hans Sima Mathias Krassnig Hans Ferlitsch Hans Herke Peter Kaiser Gerhard Dörfler Jörg Haider Christof Zernatto Jörg Haider Peter Ambrozy Leopold Wagner Hans Sima Ferdinand Wedenig Hans Piesch

1939–1945 East Tyrol was attached to the Reichsgau Carinthia .

Governor Political party Taking office End of government
Arthur Lemisch November 11, 1918 July 22, 1921
Florian Groeger SDAPDÖ July 22, 1921 November 6, 1923
Vincent Schumy LB November 6, 1923 June 15, 1927
Arthur Lemisch independent June 15, 1927 January 21, 1931
Ferdinand Kernmaier LB January 22, 1931 February 16, 1934
New Year's Eve CS February 16, 1934 March 7, 1934
Ludwig Hülgerth Homeland Security , VF March 7, 1934 November 3, 1936
Arnold Seeker VF November 3, 1936 March 11, 1938
Vladimir von Pavlovsky NSDAP March 11, 1938 June 1, 1938
Hubert Klausner NSDAP June 1, 1938 February 12, 1939
Vladimir von Pavlovsky NSDAP February 12, 1939 December 1, 1941
Friedrich Rainer NSDAP December 1, 1941 May 7, 1945
Hans Piesch SPÖ May 8, 1945 April 25, 1947
Ferdinand Wedenig SPÖ April 25, 1947 April 12, 1965
Hans Sima SPÖ April 12, 1965 April 12, 1974
Leopold Wagner SPÖ April 19, 1974 September 27, 1988
Peter Ambrozy SPÖ September 27, 1988 April 21, 1989
Jörg Haider FPÖ April 21, 1989 June 21, 1991
Christof Zernatto ÖVP June 21, 1991 April 8, 1999
Jörg Haider FPÖ / BZÖ April 8, 1999 October 11, 2008
Gerhard Dörfler BZÖ / FPK October 23, 2008 March 28, 2013
Peter Kaiser SPÖ March 28, 2013 officiating

Lower Austria

Johanna Mikl-Leitner Erwin Pröll Siegfried Ludwig Andreas Maurer (Politiker) Eduard Hartmann Leopold Figl Johann Steinböck Josef Reither Leopold Figl

The city of Vienna belonged to the state of Lower Austria until November 10, 1920, and on that day it became an independent federal state with the entry into force of the Federal Constitutional Act .

On October 15, 1938, the Nazi dictatorship established Greater Vienna , for which 97 Lower Austrian communities were attached to Vienna. This dictatorial border shift, since the Soviet occupying power objected in 1946, could not be largely reversed until 1954: 80 communities returned to Lower Austria, 17 stayed with Vienna.

During the Nazi dictatorship, northern Burgenland and German-populated southern Moravia were connected to the Reichsgau Niederdonau.

Governor Political party Taking office End of government
Leopold Steiner CS November 5, 1918 May 20, 1919
Albert Sever SDAPDÖ May 20, 1919 November 10, 1920
Johann Mayer CS November 10, 1920 June 9, 1922
Karl Buresch CS June 9, 1922 July 31, 1931
Josef Reither CS July 31, 1931 May 19, 1932
Karl Buresch CS May 19, 1932 May 18, 1933
Josef Reither CS, VF May 18, 1933 July 30, 1934
Eduard Baar-Baarenfels VF July 30, 1934 October 17, 1935
Josef Reither VF October 17, 1935 March 12, 1938
Roman hunter NSDAP March 12, 1938 May 24, 1938
Hugo jury NSDAP May 24, 1938 May 8, 1945
Leopold Figl ÖVP May 25, 1945 October 15, 1945
Josef Reither ÖVP October 15, 1945 May 4, 1949
Johann Steinböck ÖVP May 4, 1949 January 14, 1962
Leopold Figl ÖVP January 14, 1962 May 9, 1965
Eduard Hartmann ÖVP June 16, 1965 October 14, 1966
Andreas Maurer ÖVP November 24, 1966 January 22, 1981
Siegfried Ludwig ÖVP January 22, 1981 October 20, 1992
Erwin Pröll ÖVP October 20, 1992 19th April 2017
Johanna Mikl-Leitner ÖVP 19th April 2017 officiating

Upper Austria

Thomas Stelzer (Politiker) Josef Pühringer Josef Ratzenböck Erwin Wenzl Heinrich Gleißner Adolf Eigl

During the Nazi dictatorship, the Styrian Salzkammergut and the German-populated southern Bohemia were connected to the Reichsgau Oberdonau.

Governor Political party Taking office End of government
Johann Hauser CS November 18, 1918 February 8, 1927
Josef Schlegel CS February 23, 1927 February 17, 1934
Heinrich Gleißner VF March 1, 1934 March 12, 1938
August Eigruber NSDAP March 14, 1938 May 5, 1945
Adolf Eigl independent May 16, 1945 October 25, 1945
Heinrich Gleißner ÖVP October 26, 1945 May 2nd 1971
Erwin Wenzl ÖVP 3rd May 1971 19th October 1977
Josef Ratzenböck ÖVP 19th October 1977 March 2, 1995
Josef Pühringer ÖVP March 2, 1995 April 6, 2017
Thomas Stelzer ÖVP April 6, 2017 officiating

Salzburg

Christian Stöckl Astrid Rössler Wilfried Haslauer junior Gabriele Burgstaller Gerhard Buchleitner Wolfgang Radlegger Herbert Moritz Karl Steinocher Franz Peyerl (Politiker, 1897) Wilfried Haslauer junior Gabriele Burgstaller Franz Schausberger Hans Katschthaler Wilfried Haslauer senior Hans Lechner Josef Klaus Josef Rehrl Albert Hochleitner Adolf Schemel
Governor Political party Taking office End of government
Alois Winkler CS July 21, 1909 April 23, 1919
Oskar Meyer CS April 23, 1919 May 4, 1922
Franz Rehrl CS / VF May 4, 1922 March 12, 1938
Anton Wintersteiger NSDAP March 13, 1938 May 22, 1938
Friedrich Rainer NSDAP May 22, 1938 November 29, 1941
Gustav Adolf Scheel NSDAP November 29, 1941 May 4, 1945
Adolf Schemel ÖVP May 23, 1945 December 12, 1945
Albert Hochleitner ÖVP December 12, 1945 4th December 1947
Josef Rehrl ÖVP 4th December 1947 December 1, 1949
Josef Klaus ÖVP December 1, 1949 April 17, 1961
Hans Lechner ÖVP April 17, 1961 April 20, 1977
Wilfried Haslauer Sr. ÖVP April 20, 1977 May 2, 1989
Hans Katschthaler ÖVP May 2, 1989 April 24, 1996
Franz Schausberger ÖVP April 24, 1996 April 28, 2004
Gabi Burgstaller SPÖ April 28, 2004 19th June 2013
Wilfried Haslauer junior ÖVP 19th June 2013 officiating

Styria

Anton Lang (Politiker, 1959) Michael Schickhofer Hermann Schützenhöfer Franz Voves Peter Schachner-Blazizek Hans Gross (SPÖ) Adalbert Sebastian Alfred Schachner-Blazizek Fritz Matzner Norbert Horvatek Reinhard Machold Alois Dienstleder Hermann Schützenhöfer Franz Voves Waltraud Klasnic Josef Krainer jun. Friedrich Niederl Josef Krainer sen. Anton Pirchegger Reinhard Machold

During the Nazi dictatorship, the southern Burgenland was connected to the Reichsgau Steiermark, the Styrian Salzkammergut part of the Reichsgau Oberdonau.

Governor Political party Taking office End of government
Wilhelm Kaan GDVP November 6, 1918 May 27, 1919
Anton Rintelen CS May 27, 1919 June 25, 1926
Franz Prisching CS June 25, 1926 October 22, 1926
Alfred Gürtler CS October 22, 1926 May 21, 1927
Hans Paul CS May 21, 1927 April 23, 1928
Anton Rintelen CS April 23, 1928 November 10, 1933
Alois Dienstleder CS November 13, 1933 November 2, 1934
Karl Maria Stepan VF November 2, 1934 March 2, 1938
Rolph Trummer VF March 3, 1938 March 12, 1938
Sepp Helfrich NSDAP March 12, 1938 May 22, 1938
Siegfried Uiberreither NSDAP May 22, 1938 May 8, 1945
Reinhard Machold SPÖ May 8, 1945 December 28, 1945
Anton Pirchegger ÖVP December 28, 1945 July 6, 1948
Josef Krainer senior ÖVP July 6, 1948 November 28, 1971
Friedrich Niederl ÖVP November 28, 1971 4th July 1980
Josef Krainer junior ÖVP 4th July 1980 January 23, 1996
Waltraud Klasnic ÖVP January 23, 1996 October 25, 2005
Franz Voves SPÖ October 25, 2005 June 16, 2015
Hermann Schützenhöfer ÖVP June 16, 2015 officiating

Anton Pirchegger suffered a heart attack on October 17, 1947 and for the time being, until the end of 1947, handed over his agendas to Deputy Governor Reinhard Machold. At the beginning of January 1948, Governor Anton Pirchegger resumed his official duties.

Tyrol

Josef Geisler Anton Steixner Elisabeth Zanon Ferdinand Eberle Helmut Mader Fritz Prior Hans Gamper Josef Anton Mayr Hans Gamper Günther Platter Herwig van Staa Wendelin Weingartner Alois Partl Eduard Wallnöfer Hans Tschiggfrey Alois Grauß Alfons Weißgatterer

On November 3, 1918, South Tyrol and Trentino , occupied by Italy, de facto left the State of Tyrol, confirmed in September 1919 by the Treaty of Saint-Germain . During the Nazi dictatorship, East Tyrol was part of the Reichsgau Carinthia, Vorarlberg and Tyrol an Reichsgau.

Governor Political party Taking office End of government
Hieronymus von Klebelsberg zu Thumburg - 1861 1862
Johann Kiechl - 1862 1866
Johann Haßlwanter - 1867 1869
Eduard von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn - 1869 1871
Franz von Rapp - 1871 1876
Wilhelm von Bossi-Fedrigotti - 1877 1881
Franz Freiherr von Rapp-Heidenburg - 1881 1889
Anton von Brandis - September 30, 1889 April 25, 1904
Theodor Freiherr von Kathrein - 1904 October 2, 1916
Josef Schraffl CS October 30, 1918 June 6, 1921
Franz Stumpf CS, VF June 7, 1921 February 28, 1935
Josef Schumacher VF March 21, 1935 March 12, 1938
Edmund Christoph NSDAP March 13, 1938 May 24, 1938
Franz Hofer NSDAP May 24, 1938 May 3, 1945
Karl Gruber ÖVP May 4, 1945 October 20, 1945
Alfons Weissgatterer ÖVP October 20, 1945 January 31, 1951
Alois Grauss ÖVP February 27, 1951 November 12, 1957
Hans Tschiggfrey ÖVP November 12, 1957 June 30, 1963
Eduard Wallnöfer ÖVP June 30, 1963 March 2nd 1987
Alois Partl ÖVP March 5th 1987 September 24, 1993
Wendelin Weingartner ÖVP September 24, 1993 October 26, 2002
Herwig van Staa ÖVP October 26, 2002 July 1, 2008
Günther Platter ÖVP July 1, 2008 officiating

Vorarlberg

Barbara Schöbi-Fink Karlheinz Rüdisser Markus Wallner Hans-Peter Bischof Dieter Egger Hubert Gorbach Hans-Peter Bischof Herbert Sausgruber Siegfried Gasser Rudolf Mandl Martin Müller (Politiker, 1915) Gerold Ratz Eduard Ulmer Ernst Kolb Martin Schreiber Markus Wallner Herbert Sausgruber Martin Purtscher Herbert Keßler (Politiker) Ulrich Ilg

During the Nazi dictatorship, Vorarlberg and Tyrol were part of the Reichsgau.

Governor Political party Taking office End of government
Adolf Rhomberg Catholic Conservation Political party September 21, 1890 November 3, 1918
Otto Ender CS November 3, 1918 December 9, 1930
Ferdinand Redler CS December 9, 1930 July 14, 1931
Otto Ender CS July 14, 1931 July 24, 1934
Ernst Winsauer VF July 24, 1934 March 13, 1938
Anton Plankensteiner NSDAP March 13, 1938 February 1, 1940
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Ulrich Ilg ÖVP May 24, 1945 October 28, 1964
Herbert Keßler ÖVP October 29, 1964 July 9, 1987
Martin Purtscher ÖVP July 9, 1987 April 2, 1997
Herbert Sausgruber ÖVP April 2, 1997 December 7, 2011
Markus Wallner ÖVP December 7, 2011 officiating

Vienna

Michael Ludwig (Politiker) Michael Häupl Helmut Zilk Leopold Gratz Felix Slavik Bruno Marek Franz Jonas Theodor Körner (Bundespräsident)

The function of governor existed in Vienna from November 10, 1920 (the day the Federal Constitutional Law came into force ). In the corporate state dictatorship 1934–1938, Vienna was a federal city , not a federal state. The Nazi dictatorship formed Greater Vienna on October 15, 1938, including 97 Lower Austrian communities . The reorganization of 80 communities decided in 1946 could only be carried out in 1954 because of an objection by the Soviet occupying power.

Governor Political party Taking office End of government
Richard Weiskirchner (mayor only) CS January 3, 1913 May 21, 1919
Jakob Reumann (only mayor until November 9, 1920) SDAPDÖ May 21, 1919 November 13, 1923
Karl Seitz SDAPDÖ November 13, 1923 February 12, 1934
Richard Schmitz (mayor only) VF February 13, 1934 March 11, 1938
Fritz Lahr (mayor only) NSDAP March 11, 1938 March 13, 1938
Josef Bürckel (Reich Governor) NSDAP May 1, 1938 August 7, 1940
Baldur von Schirach (Reich Governor) NSDAP August 7, 1940 April 13, 1945
Rudolf Prikryl (mayor only) - April 13, 1945 April 17, 1945
Theodor Körner SPÖ April 17, 1945 (LH from June 10, 1945) June 18, 1951
Franz Jonas SPÖ June 18, 1951 June 9, 1965
Bruno Marek SPÖ June 10, 1965 17th December 1970
Felix Slavik SPÖ December 21, 1970 5th July 1973
Leopold Gratz SPÖ 5th July 1973 September 10, 1984
Helmut Zilk SPÖ September 10, 1984 November 7, 1994
Michael Häupl SPÖ November 7, 1994 May 24, 2018
Michael Ludwig SPÖ May 24, 2018 officiating
From May 1, 1938 to April 13, 1945 only Reichsstatthalter given; During this time, the office of mayor in NS Vienna was separated from that of his superior Reich governor for the Reichsgau Vienna.

See also

List of governors of South Tyrol

Web links

Commons : Austrian Governors  - Collection of images, videos and audio files