List of Chancellors of Austria

This is a list of Chancellors of Austria since the establishment of that office in 1918.

List of officeholders (1918–present)

Chancellor of the Republic of German-Austria (1918–1919)
№	Chancellor (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office		Party	Cabinet			Vice-Chancellor (Party)
						№	Coalition
1	Karl Renner (1870–1950)		30 October 1918	21 October 1919	SDAPÖ Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria	1 2	SDAPÖ – CS – GDVP		2: Jodok Fink (CS)
Chancellors of the First Republic of Austria (1919–1934)
№	Chancellor (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office		Party	Cabinet			Vice-Chancellor (Party)
						№	Coalition
(1)	Karl Renner (1870–1950)		21 October 1919	7 July 1920	SDAPÖ Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria	3	SDAPÖ – CS – GDVP		Jodok Fink (CS)
2	Michael Mayr (1864–1922)		7 July 1920	20 November 1920	CS Christian Social Party	1	CS – SDAPÖ		Ferdinand Hanusch (SDAPÖ) until 22 Oct 1920 Eduard Heinl (CS) from 22 Oct 1920
			20 November 1920	21 June 1921		2			Walter Breisky (CS)
3	Johann Schober (1874–1932)		21 June 1921	26 January 1922	non-partisan (Beamter)	1	CS – GDVP		Walter Breisky (CS)
4	Walter Breisky (1871–1944)		26 January 1922	27 January 1922	CS Christian Social Party	-	CS		—
(3)	Johann Schober (1874–1932)		27 January 1922	31 May 1922	non-partisan (Beamter)	2	CS – GDVP		Walter Breisky (CS)
5	Ignaz Seipel (1876–1932)		31 May 1922	20 November 1924	CS Christian Social Party	1 2 3	CS – GDVP		Leopold Waber (GDVP)
6	Rudolf Ramek (1881–1941)		20 November 1924	20 October 1926	CS Christian Social Party	1	CS – GDVP		Felix Frank (GDVP)
(5)	Ignaz Seipel (1876–1932)		20 October 1926	4 May 1929	CS Christian Social Party	4 5	CS – GDVP – Landbund		Franz Dinghofer (GDVP) until 19 May 1927 Karl Hartleb (L) from 19 May 1927
7	Ernst Streeruwitz (1874–1952)		4 May 1929	26 September 1929	CS Christian Social Party	1	CS – Landbund		Vinzenz Schumy (L)
(3)	Johann Schober (1874–1932)		26 September 1929	30 September 1930	non-partisan (Beamter)	3	CS		Carl Vaugoin (CS)
8	Carl Vaugoin (1873–1949)		30 September 1930	4 December 1930	CS Christian Social Party	1	CS		Richard Schmitz (CS)
9	Otto Ender (1875–1960)		4 December 1930	20 June 1931	CS Christian Social Party	1	CS		Johann Schober
10	Karl Buresch (1878–1936)		20 June 1931	20 May 1932	CS Christian Social Party	1	CS – Landbund		Johann Schober until 29 Jan 1922 Franz Winkler (L) from 29 Jan 1922
11	Engelbert Dollfuss (1892–1934)		20 May 1932	21 September 1933	CS Christian Social Party	1	CS – Landbund – Heimatblock		Franz Winkler (L)
(11)			21 September 1933	1 May 1934	VF Fatherland Front	2	Austrofascist Dictatorship		Emil Fey (H)
Chancellors of the Federal State of Austria (1934–1938)
№	Chancellor (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office		Party	Cabinet			Vice-Chancellor (Party)
						№	Coalition
(11)	Engelbert Dollfuss (1892–1934)		1 May 1934	25 July 1934	VF Fatherland Front	2	Austrofascist Dictatorship		Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (H)
12	Kurt Schuschnigg (1897–1977)		29 July 1934	11 March 1938	VF Fatherland Front	1 2 3 4	Austrofascist Dictatorship		Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (H) until 14 May 1936 Eduard Baar-Baarenfels (H) 14 May – 3 Nov 1936 Ludwig Hülgerth (VF) from 3 Nov 1936
13	Arthur Seyss-Inquart (1892–1946)		11 March 1938	13 March 1938	NSDAP National Socialist German Workers' Party	1	National-Socialist Dictatorship		Edmund Glaise von Horstenau (NSDAP)
Austria annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938. Independence restored in 1945.
Chancellors of the Second Republic of Austria (1945–present)
№	Chancellor (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Term of office		Party	Cabinet			Vice-Chancellor (Party)
						№	Elected	Coalition
(1)	Karl Renner (1870–1950)		27 April 1945	20 December 1945	SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria	4	—	SPÖ – ÖVP – KPÖ	Secs. of State without Portfolio: Leopold Figl (ÖVP) Johann Koplenig (KPÖ) Adolf Schärf (SPÖ)
14	Leopold Figl (1902–1965)		20 December 1945	8 November 1949	ÖVP Austrian People's Party	1	1945	ÖVP – SPÖ	Adolf Schärf (SPÖ)
			8 November 1949	28 October 1952		2	1949
			28 October 1952	2 April 1953		3	—
15	Julius Raab (1891–1964)		2 April 1953	29 June 1956	ÖVP Austrian People's Party	1	1953	ÖVP – SPÖ	1,2: Adolf Schärf (SPÖ) until 22 May 1957 2,3,4: Bruno Pittermann (SPÖ) from 22 May 1957
			29 June 1956	16 July 1959		2	1956
			16 July 1959	3 November 1960		3	1959
			3 November 1960	11 April 1961		4	—
16	Alfons Gorbach (1898–1972)		11 April 1961	27 March 1963	ÖVP Austrian People's Party	1	—	ÖVP – SPÖ	Bruno Pittermann (SPÖ)
			27 March 1963	2 April 1964		2	1962
17	Josef Klaus (1910–2001)		2 April 1964	19 April 1966	ÖVP Austrian People's Party	1	—	ÖVP – SPÖ	Bruno Pittermann (SPÖ)
			19 April 1966	21 April 1970		2	1966	ÖVP	Fritz Bock (ÖVP) until 19 Jan 1968 Hermann Withalm (ÖVP) from 19 Jan 1968
18	Bruno Kreisky (1911–1990)		21 April 1970	4 November 1971	SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria	1	1970	SPÖ	1,2,3: Rudolf Häuser (SPÖ) until 30 Sep 1976 3,4: Hannes Androsch (SPÖ) 30 Sep 1976 – 20 Jan 1981 4: Fred Sinowatz (SPÖ) from 20 Jan 1981
			4 November 1971	28 October 1975		2	1971
			28 October 1975	5 June 1979		3	1975
			5 June 1979	24 May 1983		4	1979
19	Fred Sinowatz (1929–2008)		24 May 1983	16 June 1986	SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria	1	1983	SPÖ – FPÖ	Norbert Steger (FPÖ)
20	Franz Vranitzky (1937–)		16 June 1986	21 January 1987	SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria	1	—	SPÖ – FPÖ	1: Norbert Steger (FPÖ)
			21 January 1987	17 December 1990		2	1986	SPÖ – ÖVP	2: Alois Mock (ÖVP)
			17 December 1990	29 November 1994		3	1990		3: Josef Riegler (ÖVP) until 2 July 1991 3,4: Erhard Busek (ÖVP) 2 July 1991 – 4 May 1995 4,5: Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP) from 4 May 1995
			29 November 1994	12 March 1996		4	1994
			12 March 1996	28 January 1997		5	1995
21	Viktor Klima (1947–)		28 January 1997	4 February 2000	SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria	1	—	SPÖ – ÖVP	Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP)
22	Wolfgang Schüssel (1945–)		4 February 2000	28 February 2003	ÖVP Austrian People's Party	1	1999	ÖVP – FPÖ	Susanne Riess-Passer (FPÖ)
			28 February 2003	11 January 2007		2	2002	ÖVP – FPÖ until 17 April 2005; ÖVP – BZÖ	Hubert Gorbach (FPÖ/BZÖ)
23	Alfred Gusenbauer (1960–)		11 January 2007	2 December 2008	SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria	1	2006	SPÖ – ÖVP	Wilhelm Molterer (ÖVP)
24	Werner Faymann (1960–)		2 December 2008	16 December 2013	SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria	1	2008	SPÖ – ÖVP	1: Josef Pröll (ÖVP) until 21 April 2011 1,2: Michael Spindelegger (ÖVP) 21 Apr 2011 – 1 Sep 2014 2: Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP) from 1 Sep 2014
			16 December 2013	Incumbent		2	2013

Statistics

#	Federal Chancellor	Date of birth	Age at ascension (first term)	Time in office (total)	Age at retirement (last term)	Date of death	Longevity
1	Renner, KarlKarl Renner	000000001870-12-14-000014 December 1870(14 December 1870)	7004174747500000000♠47 years, 308 days	7002865500000000000♠2 years, 135 days	7004273997500000000♠75 years,   6 days	000000001950-12-31-000031 December 1950	7009252599040000000♠80 years,  17 days
2	Mayr, MichaelMichael Mayr	000000001864-04-10-000010 April 1864(10 April 1864)	7004205420000000000♠56 years,  88 days	7002349000000000000♠349 days	7004208912500000000♠57 years,  72 days	000000001922-05-21-000021 May 1922	7009183375360000000♠58 years,  41 days
3	Schober, JohannJohann Schober	000000001874-11-14-000014 November 1874(14 November 1874)	7004170205000000000♠46 years, 219 days	7002712250000000000♠1 year,  347 days	7004204087500000000♠55 years, 320 days	000000001932-08-19-000019 August 1932	7009182278080000000♠57 years, 279 days
4	Breisky, WalterWalter Breisky	000000001871-07-08-00008 July 1871(8 July 1871)	7004184645000000000♠50 years, 202 days	5000000000000000000♠1 day	7004184655000000000♠50 years, 203 days	000000001944-09-25-000025 September 1944	7009231050880000000♠73 years,  79 days
5	Seipel, IgnazIgnaz Seipel	000000001876-07-19-000019 July 1876(19 July 1876)	7004167522500000000♠45 years, 316 days	7003183225000000000♠5 years,   6 days	7004192820000000000♠52 years, 289 days	000000001932-08-02-00002 August 1932	7009176834880000000♠56 years,  14 days
6	Ramek, RudolfRudolf Ramek	000000001881-04-12-000012 April 1881(12 April 1881)	7004159277500000000♠43 years, 222 days	7002699250000000000♠1 year,  334 days	7004166272500000000♠45 years, 191 days	000000001941-07-24-000024 July 1941	7009190226880000000♠60 years, 103 days
7	Streeruwitz, ErnstErnst Streeruwitz	000000001874-09-23-000023 September 1874(23 September 1874)	7004199465000000000♠54 years, 223 days	7002145000000000000♠145 days	7004200917500000000♠55 years,   3 days	000000001952-10-19-000019 October 1952	7009246369600000000♠78 years,  26 days
8	Vaugoin, CarlCarl Vaugoin	000000001873-07-08-00008 July 1873(8 July 1873)	7004209032500000000♠57 years, 84 days	7001650000000000000♠65 days	7004209682500000000♠57 years, 149 days	000000001949-06-10-000010 June 1949	7009239587200000000♠75 years, 337 days
9	Ender, OttoOtto Ender	000000001875-12-24-000024 December 1875(24 December 1875)	7004200685000000000♠54 years, 345 days	7002199000000000000♠199 days	7004202677500000000♠55 years, 179 days	000000001960-06-25-000025 June 1960	7009266664960000000♠84 years, 184 days
10	Buresch, KarlKarl Buresch	000000001878-10-12-000012 October 1878(12 October 1878)	7004192450000000000♠52 years, 252 days	7002335000000000000♠335 days	7004195792500000000♠53 years, 221 days	000000001936-09-16-000016 September 1936	7009182805120000000♠57 years, 340 days
11	Dollfuß, EngelbertEngelbert Dollfuß	000000001892-10-04-00004 October 1892(4 October 1892)	7004144737500000000♠39 years, 229 days	7002795500000000000♠2 years,  65 days	7004152692500000000♠41 years, 294 days	000000001934-07-25-000025 July 1934	7009131915520000000♠41 years, 294 days
12	Schuschnigg, KurtKurt Schuschnigg	000000001897-12-14-000014 December 1897(14 December 1897)	7004133760000000000♠36 years, 227 days	7003132075000000000♠3 years, 225 days	7004146970000000000♠40 years,  87 days	000000001977-11-18-000018 November 1977	7009252227520000000♠79 years, 339 days
13	Seyß-Inquart, ArthurArthur Seyß-Inquart	000000001892-07-22-000022 July 1892(22 July 1892)	7004166682500000000♠45 years, 232 days	7000200000000000000♠2 days	7004166702500000000♠45 years, 234 days	000000001946-10-16-000016 October 1946	7009171141120000000♠54 years,  86 days
14	Figl, LeopoldLeopold Figl	000000001902-10-02-00002 October 1902(2 October 1902)	7004157847500000000♠43 years,  79 days	7003265975000000000♠7 years, 103 days	7004184445000000000♠50 years, 182 days	000000001965-05-09-00009 May 1965	7009197553600000000♠62 years, 219 days
15	Raab, JuliusJulius Raab	000000001891-11-29-000029 November 1891(November 1891)	7004224042500000000♠61 years, 124 days	7003293100000000000♠8 years,   9 days	7004253352500000000♠69 years, 133 days	000000001964-01-08-00008 January 1964	7009227551680000000♠72 years,  40 days
16	Gorbach, AlfonsAlfons Gorbach	000000001898-09-02-00002 September 1898(2 September 1898)	7004228665000000000♠62 years, 221 days	7003108750000000000♠2 years, 357 days	7004239542500000000♠65 years, 213 days	000000001972-07-31-000031 July 1972	7009233236800000000♠73 years, 333 days
17	Klaus, JosefJosef Klaus	000000001910-08-15-000015 August 1910(15 August 1910)	7004195892500000000♠53 years, 231 days	7003221050000000000♠6 years,  19 days	7004217987500000000♠59 years, 249 days	000000002001-07-25-000025 July 2001	7009286994880000000♠90 years, 344 days
18	Kreisky, BrunoBruno Kreisky	000000001911-01-22-000022 January 1911(22 January 1911)	7004216387500000000♠59 years,  89 days	7003478125000000000♠13 years,  33 days	7004264200000000000♠72 years, 122 days	000000001990-07-29-000029 July 1990	7009250931520000000♠79 years, 188 days
19	Sinowatz, FredFred Sinowatz	000000001929-02-05-00005 February 1929(5 February 1929)	7004198315000000000♠54 years, 108 days	7003111875000000000♠3 year,  23 days	7004209502500000000♠57 years, 131 days	000000002008-08-11-000011 August 2008	7009250922880000000♠79 years, 188 days
20	Vranitzky, FranzFranz Vranitzky	000000001937-10-04-00004 October 1937(4 October 1937)	7004177870000000000♠48 years, 255 days	7003387850000000000♠10 years, 226 days	7004216657500000000♠59 years, 116 days	Living	7009246179960800000♠78 years,   4 days (Living)
21	Klima, ViktorViktor Klima	000000001947-06-04-00004 June 1947(4 June 1947)	7004181352500000000♠49 years, 238 days	7003110275000000000♠3 years,   7 days	7004192400000000000♠52 years, 247 days	Living	7009215680760800000♠68 years, 126 days (Living)
22	Schüssel, WolfgangWolfgang Schüssel	000000001945-06-07-00007 June 1945(7 June 1945)	7003170300000000000♠54 years, 242 days	7003253250000000000♠6 years, 341 days	7004224982500000000♠61 years, 218 days	Living	7009221962040800000♠70 years, 123 days (Living)
23	Gusenbauer, AlfredAlfred Gusenbauer	000000001960-02-08-00008 February 1960(8 February 1960)	7004171385000000000♠46 years, 337 days	7002691250000000000♠1 year,  326 days	7004178300000000000♠48 years, 298 days	Living	7009175660280800000♠55 years, 242 days (Living)
24	Faymann, WernerWerner Faymann	000000001960-05-04-00004 May 1960(4 May 1960)	7004177440000000000♠48 years, 212 days	7003250100000000000♠7008216090808000000♠6 years, 310 days (Ongoing)	Incumbent	Living	7009174917240800000♠55 years, 157 days (Living)

See also

• History of Austria
• Politics of Austria
• President of Austria
• List of Federal Presidents of Austria
• List of Ministers-President of Austria
• List of Austrian Chancellors by Longevity
• Vice-Chancellor of Austria

External links

• Official site of the Austrian Bundeskanzler