 | Leaders of Austria (Republic of Austria) |
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A set of lists of heads of the Austrian states is available at Rulers.
Parties: BZÖ: Alliance for the future of Austria - Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative: The Greens – The Green Alternative - FPÖ: Freedom Party of Austria - KPÖ: Communist Party of Austria - LIF: Liberal Forum - NEOS: NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum - ÖVP: Austrian People's Party - SPÖ: Social Democratic Party of Austria
 Federal Presidents
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Karl Renner 27 Apr 1945 - 31 Dec 1950 (†1950) SPÖ (1) Leopold Figl 31 Dec 1950 - 21 Jun 1951 (†1965) ÖVP (acting) Theodor Körner 21 Jun 1951 - 4 Jan 1957 (†1957) SPÖ Julius Raab 4 Jan 1957 - 22 May 1957 (†1964) ÖVP (acting) Adolf Schärf 22 May 1957 - 28 Feb 1965 (†1965) SPÖ Josef Klaus 28 Feb 1965 - 9 Jun 1965 (†2001) ÖVP (acting) Franz Joseph Jonas 9 Jun 1965 - 24 Apr 1974 (†1974) SPÖ Bruno Kreisky 24 Apr 1974 - 8 Jul 1974 (†1990) SPÖ (acting) Rudolf Kirchschläger 8 Jul 1974 - 8 Jul 1986 (†2000) SPÖ Kurt Josef Waldheim 8 Jul 1986 - 8 Jul 1992 (†2007) ÖVP Thomas Klestil 8 Jul 1992 - 6 Jul 2004 (†2004) ÖVP Andreas Khol 6 Jul 2004 - 8 Jul 2004 ÖVP (acting) Heinz Fischer 8 Jul 2004 - 8 Jul 2016 SPÖ --Pres. Committee -- 8 Jul 2016 - 26 Jan 2017 (2) (acting) Alexander Van der Bellen 26 Jan 2017 - n/p |
| Federal Chancellors
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Karl Renner 29 Apr 1945 - 20 Dec 1945 (†1950) SPÖ Leopold Figl 20 Dec 1945 - 2 Apr 1953 (†1965) ÖVP Julius Raab 2 Apr 1953 - 11 Apr 1961 (†1964) ÖVP Alfons Gorbach 11 Apr 1961 - 2 Apr 1964 (†1972) ÖVP Josef Klaus 2 Apr 1964 - 21 Apr 1970 (†2001) ÖVP Bruno Kreisky 21 Apr 1970 - 24 May 1983 (†1990) SPÖ Fred Sinowatz 24 May 1983 - 16 Jun 1986 (†2008) SPÖ Franz Vranitzky 16 Jun 1986 - 28 Jan 1997 SPÖ Viktor Klima 28 Jan 1997 - 4 Feb 2000 SPÖ Wolfgang Schüssel 4 Feb 2000 - 11 Jan 2007 ÖVP Alfred Gusenbauer 11 Jan 2007 - 2 Dec 2008 SPÖ Werner Faymann 2 Dec 2008 - 9 May 2016 SPÖ Reinhold Mitterlehner 9 May 2016 - 17 May 2016 ÖVP (acting) Christian Kern 17 May 2016 - 18 Dec 2017 SPÖ Sebastian Kurz 18 Dec 2017 - 28 May 2019 ÖVP Hartwig Löger 28 May 2019 - 3 Jun 2019 ÖVP (acting) Brigitte Bierlein 3 Jun 2019 - 7 Jan 2020 n/p Sebastian Kurz 7 Jan 2020 - 11 Oct 2021 ÖVP Alexander Schallenberg 11 Oct 2021 - 6 Dec 2021 ÖVP Karl Nehammer 6 Dec 2021 - ÖVP |
| Federal Vice Chancellors
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Adolf Schärf 20 Dec 1945 - 22 May 1957 (†1965) SPÖ Bruno Pittermann 22 May 1957 - 19 Apr 1966 (†1983) SPÖ Fritz Bock 19 Apr 1966 - 19 Jan 1968 (†1993) ÖVP Hermann Withalm 19 Jan 1968 - 21 Apr 1970 (†2003) ÖVP Rudolf Häuser 21 Apr 1970 - 30 Sep 1976 (†2000) SPÖ Hannes Androsch 1 Oct 1976 - 20 Jan 1981 SPÖ Fred Sinowatz 20 Jan 1981 - 24 May 1983 (†2008) SPÖ Norbert Steger 24 May 1983 - 21 Jan 1987 FPÖ Alois Mock 21 Jan 1987 - 24 Apr 1989 (†2017) ÖVP Josef Riegler 24 Apr 1989 - 2 Jul 1991 ÖVP Erhard Busek 2 Jul 1991 - 4 May 1995 (†2022) ÖVP Wolfgang Schüssel 4 May 1995 - 4 Feb 2000 ÖVP Susanne Riess-Passer 4 Feb 2000 - 28 Feb 2003 FPÖ Herbert Haupt 28 Feb 2003 - 21 Oct 2003 FPÖ Hubert Gorbach 21 Oct 2003 - 11 Jan 2007 FPÖ, BZÖ Wilhelm Molterer 11 Jan 2007 - 2 Dec 2008 ÖVP Josef Pröll 2 Dec 2008 - 21 Apr 2011 ÖVP Michael Spindelegger 21 Apr 2011 - 1 Sep 2014 ÖVP Reinhold Mitterlehner 1 Sep 2014 - 17 May 2017 ÖVP Wolfgang Brandstetter 17 May 2017 - 18 Dec 2017 ÖVP Heinz-Christian Strache 18 Dec 2017 - 22 May 2019 FPÖ Hartwig Löger 22 May 2019 - 28 May 2019 ÖVP Clemens Jabloner 3 Jun 2019 - 7 Jan 2020 n/p Werner Kogler 7 Jan 2020 - Grünen |
| Presidents of the Nationalrat
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Leopold Kunschak 19 Dec 1945 - 13 Mar 1953 (†1953) ÖVP Felix Hurdes 18 Mar 1953 - 9 Jun 1959 (†1974) ÖVP Leopold Figl 9 Jun 1959 - 5 Feb 1962 (†1965) ÖVP Alfred Maleta 14 Feb 1962 - 31 Mar 1970 (†1990) ÖVP Karl Waldbrunner 31 Mar 1970 - 4 Nov 1971 (†1980) SPÖ Anton Benya 4 Nov 1971 - 17 Dec 1986 (†2001) SPÖ Leopold Gratz 17 Dec 1986 - 23 Feb 1989 (†2006) SPÖ Rudolf Pöder 28 Feb 1989 - 5 Nov 1990 (†2013) SPÖ Heinz Fischer 5 Nov 1990 - 20 Dec 2002 SPÖ Andreas Khol 20 Dec 2002 - 30 Oct 2006 ÖVP Barbara Prammer 30 Oct 2006 - 2 Aug 2014 (†2014) SPÖ Karlheinz Kopf 2 Aug 2014 - 2 Sep 2014 ÖVP (acting) Doris Bures 2 Sep 2014 - 8 Nov 2017 SPÖ Elisabeth Köstinger 9 Nov 2017 - 15 Dec 2017 ÖVP Wolfgang Sobotka 15 Dec 2017 - ÖVP |
| Ministers of Foreign Affairs
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Karl Gruber 26 Sep 1945 - 26 Nov 1953 (†1995) ÖVP Leopold Figl 26 Nov 1953 - 10 Jun 1959 (†1965) ÖVP Julius Raab 10 Jun 1959 - 16 Jul 1959 (†1964) ÖVP Bruno Kreisky 16 Jul 1959 - 19 Apr 1966 (†1990) SPÖ Lujo Toncic-Sorinj 19 Apr 1966 - 19 Jan 1968 (†2005) ÖVP Kurt Waldheim 19 Jan 1968 - 21 Apr 1970 (†2007) ÖVP Rudolf Kirchschläger 21 Apr 1970 - 23 Jun 1974 (†2000) SPÖ Erich Bielka-Karltreu 23 Jun 1974 - 30 Sep 1976 (†1992) SPÖ Willibald Pahr 1 Oct 1976 - 24 May 1983 SPÖ Erwin Lanc 24 May 1983 - 10 Sep 1984 SPÖ Leopold Gratz 10 Sep 1984 - 16 Jun 1986 (†2006) SPÖ Peter Jankowitsch 16 Jun 1986 - 21 Jan 1987 SPÖ Alois Mock 21 Jan 1987 - 4 May 1995 (†2017) ÖVP Wolfgang Schüssel 4 May 1995 - 4 Feb 2000 ÖVP Benita Ferrero-Waldner 4 Feb 2000 - 20 Oct 2004 ÖVP Ursula Plassnik 20 Oct 2004 - 2 Dec 2008 ÖVP Michael Spindelegger 2 Dec 2008 - 16 Dec 2013 ÖVP Sebastian Kurz 16 Dec 2013 - 18 Dec 2017 ÖVP Karin Kneissl 18 Dec 2017 - 3 Jun 2019 n/p Alexander Schallenberg 3 Jun 2019 - 11 Oct 2021 n/p, ÖVP Michael Linhart 11 Oct 2021 - 6 Dec 2021 n/p Alexander Schallenberg 6 Dec 2021 - ÖVP |
| Ministers of Defence
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Ferdinand Graf 15 Jul 1956 - 11 Apr 1961 (†1969) ÖVP Karl Schleinzer 11 Apr 1961 - 2 Apr 1964 (†1975) ÖVP Georg Prader 2 Apr 1964 - 21 Apr 1970 (†1985) ÖVP Johann Freihsler 21 Apr 1970 - 4 Feb 1971 (†1981) n/p Bruno Kreisky 4 Feb 1971 - 8 Feb 1971 (†1990) SPÖ Karl Lütgendorf 8 Feb 1971 - 31 May 1977 (†1981) n/p Bruno Kreisky 31 May 1977 - 8 Jun 1977 (†1990) SPÖ Otto Rösch 8 Jun 1977 - 24 May 1983 (†1995) SPÖ Friedhelm Frischenschlager 24 May 1983 - 15 May 1986 FPÖ Helmut Krünes 15 May 1986 - 21 Jan 1987 FPÖ Robert Lichal 21 Jan 1987 - 6 Nov 1990 ÖVP Alois Mock 6 Nov 1990 - 17 Dec 1990 (†2017) ÖVP (acting) Werner Fasslabend 17 Dec 1990 - 4 Feb 2000 ÖVP Herbert Scheibner 4 Feb 2000 - 28 Feb 2003 FPÖ Günther Platter 28 Feb 2003 - 11 Jan 2007 ÖVP Norbert Darabos 11 Jan 2007 - 11 Mar 2013 SPÖ Gerald Klug 11 Mar 2013 - 26 Jan 2016 SPÖ Hans Peter Doskozil 26 Jan 2016 - 18 Dec 2017 SPÖ Mario Kunasek 18 Dec 2017 - 22 May 2019 FPÖ Johann Luif 22 May 2019 - 3 Jun 2019 n/p Thomas Starlinger 3 Jun 2019 - 7 Jan 2020 n/p Klaudia Tanner 7 Jan 2020 - ÖVP |
| Ministers of the Interior
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Franz Honner 27 Apr 1945 - 20 Dec 1945 (†1964) KPÖ (secretary of state) Oskar Helmer 20 Dec 1945 - 16 Jul 1959 (†1963) SPÖ Josef Afritsch 16 Jul 1959 - 27 Mar 1963 (†1964) SPÖ Franz Olah 27 Mar 1963 - 21 Sep 1964 (†2009) SPÖ Hans Czettel 21 Sep 1964 - 19 Apr 1966 (†1980) SPÖ Franz Hetzenauer 19 Apr 1966 - 19 Jan 1968 (†2006) ÖVP Franz Soronics 19 Jan 1968 - 21 Apr 1970 (†2009) ÖVP Otto Rösch 21 Apr 1970 - 8 Jun 1977 (†1995) SPÖ Erwin Lanc 8 Jun 1977 - 24 May 1983 SPÖ Karl Blecha 24 May 1983 - 2 Feb 1989 SPÖ Franz Löschnak 2 Feb 1989 - 6 Apr 1995 SPÖ Caspar Einem 6 Apr 1995 - 28 Jan 1997 (†2021) SPÖ Karl Schlögl 28 Jan 1997 - 4 Feb 2000 SPÖ Ernst Strasser 4 Feb 2000 - 11 Dec 2004 ÖVP Günther Platter 11 Dec 2004 - 22 Dec 2004 ÖVP Liese Prokop 22 Dec 2004 - 31 Dec 2006 (†2006) ÖVP Wolfgang Schüssel 2 Jan 2007 - 11 Jan 2007 ÖVP Günther Platter 11 Jan 2007 - 30 Jun 2008 ÖVP Wilhelm Molterer 30 Jun 2008 - 1 Jul 2008 ÖVP Maria Fekter 1 Jul 2008 - 21 Apr 2011 ÖVP Johanna Mikl-Leitner 21 Apr 2011 - 21 Apr 2016 ÖVP Wolfgang Sobotka 21 Apr 2016 - 18 Dec 2017 ÖVP Herbert Kickl 18 Dec 2017 - 22 May 2019 FPÖ Eckart Ratz 22 May 2019 - 3 Jun 2019 n/p Wolfgang Peschorn 3 Jun 2019 - 7 Jan 2020 n/p Karl Nehammer 7 Jan 2020 - 6 Dec 2021 ÖVP Gerhard Karner 6 Dec 2021 - ÖVP |
| Ministers of Finance
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Georg Zimmermann 27 Apr 1945 - 8 Nov 1949 (†1958) n/p Eugen Margarétha 8 Nov 1949 - 23 Jan 1952 (†1963) ÖVP Reinhard Kamitz 23 Jan 1952 - 17 Jun 1960 (†1993) ÖVP Eduard Heilingsetzer 17 Jun 1960 - 11 Apr 1961 (†1997) ÖVP Josef Klaus 11 Apr 1961 - 27 Mar 1963 (†2001) ÖVP Franz Korinek 27 Mar 1963 - 2 Apr 1964 (†1985) ÖVP Wolfgang Schmitz 2 Apr 1964 - 19 Jan 1968 (†2008) ÖVP Stephan Koren 19 Jan 1968 - 21 Apr 1970 (†1988) ÖVP Hannes Androsch 21 Apr 1970 - 20 Jan 1981 SPÖ Herbert Salcher 20 Jan 1981 - 10 Sep 1984 SPÖ Franz Vranitzky 10 Sep 1984 - 16 Jun 1986 SPÖ Ferdinand Lacina 16 Jun 1986 - 6 Apr 1995 SPÖ Andreas Staribacher 6 Apr 1995 - 3 Jan 1996 SPÖ Viktor Klima 3 Jan 1996 - 28 Jan 1997 SPÖ Rudolf Edlinger 28 Jan 1997 - 4 Feb 2000 (†2021) SPÖ Karl-Heinz Grasser 4 Feb 2000 - 11 Jan 2007 FPÖ, n/p Wilhelm Molterer 11 Jan 2007 - 2 Dec 2008 ÖVP Josef Pröll 2 Dec 2008 - 21 Apr 2011 ÖVP Maria Fekter 21 Apr 2011 - 16 Dec 2013 ÖVP Michael Spindelegger 16 Dec 2013 - 1 Sep 2014 ÖVP Hans Jörg Schelling 1 Sep 2014 - 18 Dec 2017 ÖVP Hartwig Löger 18 Dec 2017 - 3 Jun 2019 ÖVP Eduard Müller 3 Jun 2019 - 7 Jan 2020 n/p Gernot Blümel 7 Jan 2020 - 6 Dec 2021 ÖVP Magnus Brunner 6 Dec 2021 - ÖVP |
 Chairmen of SPÖ
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Adolf Schärf 1945-1957 (†1965) Bruno Pittermann 1957-1967 (†1983) Bruno Kreisky 1967-1983 (†1990) Alfred (Fred) Sinowatz 1983-1988 (†2008) Franz Vranitzky 1988-1997 Viktor Klima 1997-2000 Alfred Gusenbauer 2000-2008 Werner Faymann 2008-2016 Michael Häupl 2016 (acting) Christian Kern 2016-2018 Pamela Rendi-Wagner 2018-2023 Andreas Babler 2023- |
 Chairmen of ÖVP
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Leopold Kunschak 1945 (†1953) Leopold Figl 1945-1952 (†1965) Julius Raab 1952-1960 (†1964) Alfons Gorbach 1960-1963 (†1972) Josef Klaus 1963-1970 (†2001) Hermann Withalm 1970-1971 (†2003) Karl Schleinzer 1971-1975 (†1975) Josef Taus 1975-1979 Alois Mock 1979-1989 (†2017) Josef Riegler 1989-1991 Erhard Busek 1991-1995 (†2022) Wolfgang Schüssel 1995-2007 Wilhelm Molterer 2007-2008 Josef Pröll 2008-2011 Michael Spindelegger 2011-2014 Reinhold Mitterlehner 2014-2017 Sebastian Kurz 2017-2021 Karl Nehammer 2021- |
 Chairmen of FPÖ
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Anton Reinthaller 1956-1958 (†1958) Friedrich Peter 1958-1978 (†2005) Alexander Götz 1978-1979 Norbert Steger 1980-1986 Jörg Haider 1986-2000 (†2008) Susanne Riess-Passer 2000-2002 Herbert Scheibner 2002 (acting) Mathias Reichhold 2002 Herbert Haupt 2002-2004 Ursula Haubner 2004-2005 Hilmar Kabas 2005 (interim) Heinz-Christian Strache 2005-2019 Norbert Hofer 2019-2021 Herbert Kickl 2021- |
 Die Grünen
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Co-general secretaries Werner Haslauer + Manfred Stadlmann 1987-1988 (*) Johannes Voggenhuber + Pius Strobl 1988-1990 Franz Floss + Franz Renkin 1990-1992 Spokesmen of the federal party Peter Pilz 1992-1994 Madeleine Petrovic 1994-1996 Christoph Chorherr 1996-1997 Alexander Van der Bellen 1997-2008 Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek 2008-2017 (acting to 2009) Ingrid Felipe 2017 Werner Kogler 2017- |
 Chairmen of NEOS
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Matthias Strolz 2012-2018 Beate Meinl-Reisinger 2018- |
 Chairmen of LIF
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Heide Schmidt 1993-2000 Christian Köck 2000 Friedhelm Frischenschlager 2000-2001 (interim) Alexander Zach 2001-2008 Heide Schmidt 2008 (interim) Werner Becher 2008-2009 Angelika Mlinar 2009-2014 |
 Chairmen of BZÖ
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Jörg Haider 2005-2006 (†2008) Peter Westenthaler 2006-2008 Jörg Haider 2008 (†2008) Stefan Petzner 2008 (interim) Herbert Scheibner 2008-2009 (interim) Josef Bucher 2009-2013 Gerald Grosz 2013-2015 Johanna Trodt-Limpl 2015-2017 Helmut Nikel 2017- |
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