List of Austrian science ministers

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The Minister of Science is for science competent Federal Minister in the second Republic of Austria ( Minister for Science ), he is also (as Minister of Research ) for research and (as Minister of Education ) for higher education in charge ( "Education Minister" means, in Austria traditionally responsible for Education Minister of Education ).

The institution of the Minister of Science was established by Bruno Kreisky in 1970 and has existed ever since. 1994–2000 the office was connected to that of the transport minister , 2000–2007 with that of the education minister and since 2013 with that of the economics minister . → Main article: Austrian Ministry of Science

Science Minister of the Second Republic
Federal Minister Political party Taking office function government
Hertha Firnberg  SPÖ  July 26, 1970 Federal Minister for Science and Research (previously without portfolio) Kreisky (I , II , III , IV )
Heinz Fischer  SPÖ  May 24, 1983 Federal Minister for Science and Research Sinowatz
Vranitzky (I)
Hans Tuppy  ÖVP  Jan. 21, 1987 Federal Minister for Science and Research Vranitzky (II)
Erhard Busek  ÖVP  Apr. 24, 1989 Federal Minister for Science and Research Vranitzky (II , III)
Rudolf Scholten  SPÖ  Nov 29, 1994 Federal Minister for Science, Research and Art until May 1, 1996
(also Federal Minister for Public Economy and Transport , March 12, 1996 - May 1, 1996)
Federal Minister for Science, Transport and Art 		Vranitzky (III , IV)
Vranitzky (V)
Caspar One  SPÖ  Jan. 28, 1997 Federal Minister for Science, Transport and the Arts , until February 15, 1997
Federal Minister for Science and Transport 		climate
Michael Schmid  FPÖ  Feb. 4, 2000 Federal Minister for Science and Transport Bowl (I)
Elisabeth Gehrer  ÖVP  Apr 1, 2000 Federal Minister for Education, Science and Culture Bowl (I , II)
Johannes Hahn  ÖVP  Jan. 11, 2007 (Federal Minister without portfolio, until March 1, 2007)
Federal Minister for Science and Research 		Gusenbauer
Faymann (I)
Beatrix Karl  ÖVP  Jan. 26, 2010 Federal Minister for Science and Research Faymann (I)
Karlheinz Töchterle  ÖVP  Apr 21, 2011 Federal Minister for Science and Research Faymann (I)
Reinhold Mitterlehner  ÖVP  Dec 16, 2013 (entrusted with the management of the Federal Ministry until February 28, 2014)
Federal Minister for Science, Research and Economy 		Faymann (II)
core
Harald Mahrer  ÖVP  17th May 2017 Federal Minister for Science, Research and Economy core
Margarete Schramböck  ÖVP  Dec 18, 2017 Federal Minister for Science, Research and Economy (provisional until the new Federal Ministries Act comes into force) Short (I)
Heinz Fassmann independent, from  ÖVP  nominated Jan. 8, 2018 Federal Minister for Education, Science and Research Briefly (I) , Löger
Iris Eliisa Rauskala  Independent  3rd June 2019 Federal Minister for Education, Science and Research Small beer
Heinz Fassmann independent, from  ÖVP  nominated Jan. 7, 2020 Federal Minister for Education, Science and Research Short II

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