List of the provincial governors of Burgenland
The province of Burgenland was rebuilt in 1921/22. The first two heads of government held the title of land administrator. Burgenland was divided by the Nazi dictatorship on October 15, 1938 into the Reichsgaue Niederdonau and Styria (Portschy became Deputy Gauleiter of Styria). After the end of the war, the state was rebuilt with effect from October 1, 1945.
Governor | Political party | Taking office | End of government |
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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 |
(Land did not exist) | |||
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 |