List of Federal Chancellors of the Republic of Austria

The Federal Chancellery in Vienna

The list of Federal Chancellors of Austria includes State Chancellors (from October 30, 1918 to November 10, 1920 and from April 27 to December 20, 1945) and Federal Chancellors (from November 10, 1920 to March 13, 1938 and since December 20, 1945) of the State of German Austria (until October 21, 1919), the Republic of Austria (October 21, 1919 to May 1, 1934 and since April 27, 1945) and the Federal State of Austria (May 1, 1934 to March 13, 1938), a total of 24 people male and one female. The name of the corresponding office in the monarchy was Prime Minister . From March 14, 1938 to April 26, 1945 Austria, as part of the German Reich, had no independent government.

Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) has been Federal Chancellor for the second time since 7 January 2020 .

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The Chancellor was elected by the National Council until 1929 and has been appointed and dismissed by the Federal President since 1930 . As head of government, the chancellor coordinates and represents government work in relation to parliament and the public. In single-party governments, he is the most powerful politician in the country in terms of realpolitik; in coalition governments, his influence depends on the strength of his parliamentary group. Official residence of the Chancellor that from then on is since 1923 the Federal Chancellery said building (1918-1923 there was the official residence of the prime minister in the Palais Modena ). The constitutional representative of the Federal Chancellor is the Vice Chancellor appointed by the Federal President on his suggestion (and also recorded here in list form).

Karl Renner and Michael Mayr were State Chancellors , first after Renner State Chancellor of the First Republic, then on November 10, 1920 (with the entry into force of the Federal Constitutional Law ) first Federal Chancellor . In 1945, Renner was also the first, but not elected, (state) chancellor of the Second Republic, who on April 27, 1945 formed a provisional state government recognized by the Allies six months later.

The competence of the Federal Chancellor is currently regulated in Article 69 of the Federal Constitutional Act. The powers of the State Chancellor resulted from the constitutional transitional regulations adopted in 1918/1919 and 1945.

See also : Federal Constitution (Austria)

Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria

Legend

• Federal Chancellor: Name
• Life dates: date of birth and death with location information
• Party: political origin of the chancellor or vice-chancellor (this does not necessarily mean that the person is / was a member of the political party in office).

First republic

•  SDAPDÖ  Social Democratic Workers' Party of German Austria (1918–1933)
•  CS  Christian Social Party
•  GDVP  Greater German People's Party
•  VF  Patriotic front
•  NSDAP  National-socialist German Workers' Party

Second republic

•  SPÖ  Social Democratic Party of Austria (1945–1991: Socialist Party of Austria )
•  ÖVP   ÖVP  Austrian People's Party
•  KPÖ  Communist Party of Austria
•  FPÖ  Freedom Party of Austria
•  BZÖ  Alliance Future Austria

• Period: Numbering of the terms of office of a chancellor, if they did not follow one another, in Arabic, otherwise the cabinets (government teams) in Roman. Linked to the respective list of government members.
• Government: The Chancellor's party is listed first, followed by other parties represented in the government.
• Term of office: duration of the respective term of office. In the First Republic, times in which the resigned Chancellor was entrusted with the continuation of business are included; in the Second Republic, such times are shown separately in footnotes.
• Vice Chancellor (party): name and party; for details see List of Vice Chancellors of the Republic of Austria

list

First Republic and Corporate State (1918–1938)
Federal Chancellor (and interim head of government affairs)		Life dates	Political party	Government designation	Ruling parties	Term of office	Vice Chancellor (party)
	Karl Renner State Chancellor	* December 14,  1870 in  Untertannowitz † December 31, 1950 in  Vienna	SDAPDÖ	(1st rep.) Renner I Renner II Renner III	SDAPDÖ CS GDVP	Oct. 30, 1918 - 0July 7, 1920	II., III. Jodok Fink ( CS )
	Michael Mayr (until November 10, 1920 State Chancellor)	* April 10, 1864 in  Adlwang † May 21, 1922 in  Waldneukirchen	CS	Mayr I Mayr II	CS SDAPDÖ	0July 7, 1920 - June 21, 1921	I.  Ferdinand Hanusch ( SDAPDÖ , until October 22, 1920 ) I.  Eduard Heinl ( CS , until November 20, 1920 ) II.  Walter Breisky ( CS )
	Johann Schober	* November 14, 1874 in  Perg † August 19, 1932 in  Baden bW	official	Schober I	CS GDVP officials	June 21, 1921 - January 26 1922	Walter Breisky ( CS )
	Walter Breisky ("Federal Chancellor, entrusted with the chairmanship of the interim government ")	* July 8, 1871 in  Bern , Switzerland † September 25, 1944 in  Klosterneuburg	CS	Schober I	CS GDVP	Jan. 26 1922 - Jan 27 1922	-
	Johann Schober	* November 14, 1874 in Perg † August 19, 1932 in Baden bW	official	Schober II	CS GDVP officials	Jan 27 1922 - May 31, 1922	Walter Breisky ( CS )
	Ignaz Seipel	* July 19, 1876 in  Vienna † August 2, 1932 in  Pernitz	CS	Seipel I Seipel II / III	CS GDVP officials	May 31, 1922 - Nov. 20, 1924	Felix Frank ( GDVP )
	Rudolf Ramek	* April 12, 1881 in  Teschen † July 24, 1941 in  Vienna	CS	Ramek I Ramek II	CS GDVP	Nov 20, 1924 - Oct 20, 1926	Leopold Waber ( GDVP )
	Ignaz Seipel	* July 19, 1876 in Vienna † August 2, 1932 in Pernitz	CS	Seipel IV Seipel V	CS GDVP Landbund	Oct. 20, 1926 - 0May 4, 1929	IV. Franz Dinghofer ( GDVP , until May 19, 1927) V.  Karl Hartleb ( Landbund )
	Ernst Streeruwitz	* September 23, 1874 in  Mies † October 19, 1952 in  Vienna	CS	Streeruwitz	CS GDVP Landbund	0May 4, 1929 - Sep 26 1929	Vinzenz Schumy ( Landbund )
	Johann Schober	* November 14, 1874 in Perg † August 19, 1932 in Baden bW	official	Schober III	CS GDVP Landbund	26 Sep 1929 - Sep 30 1930	Carl Vaugoin ( CS )
	Carl Vaugoin	* July 8, 1873 in  Vienna † June 10, 1949 in  Krems	CS	Vaugoin	CS	Sep 30 1930 - 0Dec 4, 1930	Richard Schmitz ( CS )
	Otto Ender	* December 24, 1875 in  Altach † June 25, 1960 in  Bregenz	CS	Ender	CS GDVP Landbund officials	0Dec. 4, 1930 - June 20, 1931	Johann Schober ( civil servant )
	Karl Buresch	* October 12, 1878 in  Groß-Enzersdorf † September 16, 1936 in  Vienna	CS	Buresch I Buresch II	CS officials Landbund	June 20, 1931 - May 20, 1932	Johann Schober ( civil servant , until January 29, 1932) Franz Winkler ( Landbund )
	Engelbert Dollfuss	* October 4, 1892 in  Texing † July 25, 1934 in  Vienna	CS / VF	Dollfuss I Schuschnigg I - Dollfuss II	CS Landbund Heimatblock / dictatorship	May 20, 1932 - July 25, 1934	Franz Winkler ( Landbund , until September 21, 1933) Emil Fey (until May 1, 1934) Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg ( Heimatblock or VF )
	Kurt Schuschnigg (charged with the provisional management of the affairs of government in accordance with Art. 81 Art. 2 of the Constitution of the time )	* December 14, 1897 in  Riva del Garda † November 18, 1977 in  Mutters	VF	Schuschnigg I - Dollfuss II	dictatorship	July 25, 1934 - July 29, 1934	Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
	Kurt Schuschnigg	* December 14, 1897 in  Riva del Garda † November 18, 1977 in  Mutters	VF	Schuschnigg I Schuschnigg II Schuschnigg III Schuschnigg IV	dictatorship	July 29, 1934 - March 11, 1938	Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (until May 14, 1936) Eduard Baar-Baarenfels ( VF until November 3, 1936) Ludwig Hülgerth ( VF )
	Arthur Seyss-Inquart	* July 22, 1892 in  Stannern † October 16, 1946 in  Nuremberg	NSDAP	Seyß-Inquart (= NSDAP)	Dictatorship controlled by Hitler	March 11, 1938 - March 13, 1938	Edmund Glaise von Horstenau ( NSDAP )
Then during the National Socialist dictatorship: Arthur Seyß-Inquart ( NSDAP ) Reichsstatthalter March 15, 1938 to May 1, 1939 Josef Bürckel ( NSDAP ) Reich Commissioner for Reunification April 23, 1938 to March 31, 1940 Baldur von Schirach ( NSDAP ) Reich governor from 1940 to 1945
Second Republic (since 1945)
Chancellor		Life dates	Political party	Government designation	Government> parties	Term of office	Vice Chancellor (party)
	Karl Renner State Chancellor	* December 14, 1870 in  Untertannowitz † December 31, 1950 in  Vienna	SPÖ	(2nd rep.) Renner IV	SPÖ ÖVP KPÖ	Apr. 27, 1945 - Dec. 20, 1945	Political Cabinet Council (State Secretaries without portfolio): Leopold Figl (ÖVP) Johann Koplenig (KPÖ) Adolf Schärf (SPÖ)
	Leopold Figl	* October 2, 1902 in  Rust † May 9, 1965 in  Vienna	ÖVP	Figl I.	ÖVP SPÖ KPÖ	Dec. 20, 1945 - Oct. 11, 1949	Adolf Schärf ( SPÖ )
				Figl II	ÖVP SPÖ	0Nov 8, 1949 - Oct 28, 1952	Adolf Schärf ( SPÖ )
				Figl III	ÖVP SPÖ	Oct 28, 1952 - Feb 25, 1953	Adolf Schärf ( SPÖ )
	Julius Raab	* November 29, 1891 in  St. Pölten † January 8, 1964 in  Vienna	ÖVP	Raab I	ÖVP SPÖ	0Apr. 2, 1953 - May 14, 1956	Adolf Schärf ( SPÖ )
				Raab II	ÖVP SPÖ	June 29, 1956 - May 12, 1959	Adolf Schärf (until May 22, 1957) Bruno Pittermann ( SPÖ )
				Raab III	ÖVP SPÖ	Jul 16, 1959 - 0Nov 3, 1960	Bruno Pittermann ( SPÖ )
				Raab IV	ÖVP SPÖ	0Nov 3, 1960 - Apr 11, 1961	Bruno Pittermann ( SPÖ )
	Alfons Gorbach	* September 2, 1898 in  Imst † July 31, 1972 in  Graz	ÖVP	Gorbach I.	ÖVP SPÖ	Apr 11, 1961 - Nov 20, 1962	Bruno Pittermann ( SPÖ )
				Gorbach II	ÖVP SPÖ	Mar. 27, 1963 - Feb. 25, 1964	Bruno Pittermann ( SPÖ )
	Josef Klaus	* August 15, 1910 in  Mauthen † July 25, 2001 in  Vienna	ÖVP	Klaus I.	ÖVP SPÖ	0Apr. 2, 1964 - Oct. 25, 1965	Bruno Pittermann ( SPÖ )
				Klaus II	ÖVP	Apr. 19, 1966 - 0March 3, 1970	Fritz Bock (until January 19, 1968) Hermann Withalm ( ÖVP )
	Bruno Kreisky	* January 22, 1911 in  Vienna † July 29, 1990 in  Vienna	SPÖ	Kreisky I.	SPÖ minority government	Apr. 21, 1970 - Oct. 19, 1971	Rudolf Houses ( SPÖ )
				Kreisky II	SPÖ	0Nov 4, 1971 - 0Oct 8, 1975	Rudolf Houses ( SPÖ )
				Kreisky III	SPÖ	Oct 28, 1975 - 0May 9, 1979	Rudolf Häuser (until September 30, 1976) Hannes Androsch ( SPÖ )
				Kreisky IV	SPÖ	0June 5, 1979 - May 24, 1983	Hannes Androsch (until January 20, 1981) Fred Sinowatz ( SPÖ )
	Fred Sinowatz	* February 5, 1929 in  Neufeld adL † August 11, 2008 in  Vienna	SPÖ	Sinowatz	SPÖ FPÖ	May 24, 1983 - June 16, 1986	Norbert Steger ( FPÖ )
	Franz Vranitzky	* October 4, 1937 in  Vienna	SPÖ	Vranitzky I.	SPÖ FPÖ	June 16, 1986 - Nov. 25, 1986	Norbert Steger ( FPÖ )
				Vranitzky II	SPÖ ÖVP	Jan. 21 1987 - 0Oct 9, 1990	Alois Mock ( ÖVP )
				Vranitzky III	SPÖ ÖVP	Dec 17, 1990 - Oct 11, 1994	Josef Riegler (until July 2, 1991) Erhard Busek ( ÖVP )
				Vranitzky IV	SPÖ ÖVP	Nov 29, 1994 - March 12, 1996	Erhard Busek (until May 4, 1995) Wolfgang Schüssel ( ÖVP )
				Vranitzky V	SPÖ ÖVP	March 12, 1996 - January 20 1997	Wolfgang Schüssel ( ÖVP )
	Viktor Klima	* June 4, 1947 in  Schwechat	SPÖ	climate	SPÖ ÖVP	Jan 28 1997 - 0Feb. 4, 2000	Wolfgang Schüssel ( ÖVP )
	Wolfgang bowl	* June 7, 1945 in  Vienna	ÖVP	Bowl i	ÖVP FPÖ	0Feb. 4, 2000 - Feb. 28, 2003	Susanne Riess-Passer ( FPÖ )
				Bowl II	ÖVP FPÖ / BZÖ	Feb 28, 2003 - Jan 11 2007	Herbert Haupt ( FPÖ , until October 21, 2003) Hubert Gorbach ( FPÖ / BZÖ )
	Alfred Gusenbauer	* February 8, 1960 in  St. Pölten	SPÖ	Gusenbauer	SPÖ ÖVP	Jan. 11 2007 - 0Dec 2, 2008	Wilhelm Molterer ( ÖVP )
	Werner Faymann	* May 4, 1960 in  Vienna	SPÖ	Faymann I.	SPÖ ÖVP	0Dec 2, 2008 - Dec 16, 2013	Josef Pröll (until April 21, 2011) Michael Spindelegger ( ÖVP )
				Faymann II	SPÖ ÖVP	Dec 16, 2013 - 0May 9, 2016	Michael Spindelegger (until September 1, 2014) Reinhold Mitterlehner ( ÖVP )
	Reinhold Mitterlehner ("Entrusted with the provisional continuation of the administration of the Federal Chancellery and with the chairmanship of the Federal Government until a new Federal Chancellor is appointed")	* December 10, 1955 in  Helfenberg	ÖVP	Faymann II	SPÖ ÖVP	0May 9, 2016 - May 17, 2016	Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP)
	Christian Kern	* January 4, 1966 in  Vienna	SPÖ	core	SPÖ ÖVP	May 17, 2016 - December 18, 2017	Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP) (until May 17, 2017) Wolfgang Brandstetter ( ÖVP )
	Sebastian Kurz	* August 27, 1986 in  Vienna	ÖVP	Briefly I	ÖVP FPÖ	Dec 18, 2017 - May 28, 2019	Heinz-Christian Strache ( FPÖ ) (until May 22, 2019) Hartwig Löger ( ÖVP )
	Hartwig Löger ("Entrusted with the chairmanship of the provisional federal government and the continuation of the administration in the Federal Chancellery")	* July 15, 1965 in Selzthal	ÖVP	provisional federal government Löger	ÖVP experts	May 28, 2019 - June 3, 2019	-
	Brigitte Bierlein	* June 25, 1949 in Vienna	non-party ( civil servant )	Small beer	Officials	0Jun 3, 2019 - Jan 7, 2020	Clemens Jabloner (independent)
	Sebastian Kurz	* August 27, 1986 in  Vienna	ÖVP	Short II	ÖVP Greens	7 Jan 2020 -	Werner Kogler ( Greens )
Chancellor		Life dates	Political party	Government designation	Government parties	Term of office	Vice Chancellor (party)

Timeline (as of January 7, 2020)

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of the Austrian Empire (from 1821)
• List of Prime Ministers of Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)

Web links

• Federal Chancellery of Austria, Federal Chancellor since 1945
• Query in: Federal governments since 1918 , parlament.gv.at → Who is who → Federal government
• Entry on Federal Chancellor in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Article 69 B-VG
2. ↑ On October 22nd, 1920 the Social Democrats left the government, after which the Christian Socials continued to rule alone.
3. ↑ See biography of Walter Breisky on the website of the Austrian Parliament , undated, accessed on June 5, 2019. (As “Vice Chancellor: June 21, 1921– January 26, 1922”; as “Federal Chancellor, entrusted with the presidency of the interim government: 01/26/1922– 01/27/1922 "; as" Vice Chancellor: 01/27/1922– 05/31/1922 ".)
4. ↑ Minority government with two representatives of the Heimwehr .
5. ↑ ^{a b c} 1933/34 the democratic institutions of Austria were replaced by an authoritarian regime, the Austro-Fascist corporate state , whose most important representatives were Dollfuss and Schuschnigg .
6. ↑ ^{a b} Federal governments and state secretaries since 1918 (select "Dollfuss II - Schuschnigg I 21.09.1933 - 14.05.1936") on the website of the Austrian Parliament , undated , accessed on June 5, 2019.
7. ↑ ^{a b} Dollfuss ruled dictatorially from March 5, 1933 .
8. ↑ ^{a b} See biography of Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg on the website of the Austrian Parliament , without date, accessed on June 5, 2019. (As "Federal Chancellor: July 29, 1934– March 11, 1938".)
9. ↑ TheMay constitution in full
10. ↑ Broadcast Manifesto of the Head of Government. Federal Minister Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg stated on the radio:…. In:  Wiener Zeitung , July 26, 1934, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).
11. ^ The new formation of the government completed. In:  Reichspost , July 30, 1934, p. 1 (online at ANNO ). : "Federal President Miklas yesterday appointed the previous Federal Minister for Education / Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg appointed Federal Chancellor / […] / The list of new Federal Ministers is: / Federal Chancellor Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg, who also heads the Federal Ministry for National Defense, Education and Justice; / Vice Chancellor Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg, who is also entrusted with the management of all security matters; ... "
12. ^ On November 20, 1947, the KPÖ left the government.
13. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of the business until November 8, 1949.
14. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of the business until April 2, 1953.
15. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of the business until June 29, 1956.
16. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of the business until July 16, 1959.
17. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of the business until March 27, 1963.
18. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of the business until April 2, 1964.
19. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of business until April 19, 1966.
20. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of the business until April 21, 1970.
21. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of the business until November 4th, 1971.
22. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of the business until October 28, 1975.
23. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of the business until June 5, 1979.
24. ^ Declaration of resignation April 24, 1983, entrusted with the continuation of business until May 24, 1983.
25. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of the business until January 21, 1987.
26. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of the business until December 17, 1990.
27. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of the business until November 29, 1994.
28. ↑ Entrusted with the continuation of the business until January 28, 1997.
29. ↑ On April 17, 2005, the BZÖ split off from the FPÖ and the entire FPÖ government team switched to the BZÖ, which is why the ÖVP-FPÖ coalition became an ÖVP-BZÖ coalition.
30. ↑ ^{a b} See biography of Dr. Reinhold Mitterlehner on the website of the Austrian Parliament as of May 2, 2017, accessed on June 5, 2019. (As “Vice Chancellor: September 1, 2014– May 17, 2017”; “with the provisional continuation of the administration of the Federal Chancellery and with the chair in the Federal Government until the appointment of a new Federal Chancellor [entrusted]: 09.05.2016–17.05.2016 ".)
31. ↑ ^{a b} According to the express resolution of the National Council, with which the entire federal government was withdrawn from office by the Federal President in accordance with Art. 74 Para. 1 of the Federal Constitutional Act (B-VG) and the interim persons in accordance with Art. 71 B-VG Federal Government Löger was entrusted with the continuation of the administration.
32. ↑ See the biography of Hartwig Löger on the website of the Austrian Parliament as of June 3, 2019, accessed on June 5, 2019. (As “Vice Chancellor: May 22, 2019– May 28, 2019”; “with the presidency of the provisional federal government and the Continuation of administration in the Federal Chancellery [entrusted]: May 28, 2019 to June 3, 2019. ")

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