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)

Political Party:       SDAPÖ/SPÖ       CS/ÖVP       VF       NSDAP       None

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	Social Democratic Workers' Party	1 2	SDAPÖ – CS – GDVP		2: Jodok Fink (CS)
Chancellors of the First Austrian Republic (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	Social Democratic Workers' Party	3	SDAPÖ – CS – GDVP		Jodok Fink (CS)
2	Michael Mayr (1864–1922)		7 July 1920	20 November 1920	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)	60px	21 June 1921	26 January 1922	non-partisan (Beamter)	1	CS – GDVP		Walter Breisky (CS)
—	Walter Breisky (1871–1944) Acting Chancellor	60px	26 January 1922	27 January 1922	Christian Social Party		CS		—
(3)	Johann Schober (1874–1932)	60px	27 January 1922	31 May 1922	non-partisan (Beamter)	2	CS – GDVP		Walter Breisky (CS)
4	Ignaz Seipel (1876–1932)		31 May 1922	20 November 1924	Christian Social Party	1 2 3	CS – GDVP		Leopold Waber (GDVP)
5	Rudolf Ramek (1881–1941)		20 November 1924	20 October 1926	Christian Social Party	1 2	CS – GDVP		Felix Frank (GDVP)
(4)	Ignaz Seipel (1876–1932)		20 October 1926	4 May 1929	Christian Social Party	4 5	CS – GDVP – Landbund		Franz Dinghofer (GDVP) until 19 May 1927 Karl Hartleb (L) from 19 May 1927
6	Ernst Streeruwitz (1874–1952)		4 May 1929	26 September 1929	Christian Social Party	1	CS – Landbund		Vinzenz Schumy (L)
(3)	Johann Schober (1874–1932)	60px	26 September 1929	30 September 1930	non-partisan (Beamter)	3	CS		Carl Vaugoin (CS)
7	Carl Vaugoin (1873–1949)	60px	30 September 1930	4 December 1930	Christian Social Party	1	CS		Richard Schmitz (CS)
8	Otto Ender (1875–1960)	60px	4 December 1930	20 June 1931	Christian Social Party	1	CS		Johann Schober
9	Karl Buresch (1878–1936)		20 June 1931	20 May 1932	Christian Social Party	1 2	CS – Landbund		Johann Schober until 29 Jan 1922 Franz Winkler (L) from 29 Jan 1922
10	Engelbert Dollfuss (1892–1934)		20 May 1932	21 September 1933	Christian Social Party	1	CS – Landbund – Heimatblock		Franz Winkler (L)
(10)			21 September 1933	1 May 1934	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
(10)	Engelbert Dollfuss (1892–1934)		1 May 1934	25 July 1934	Fatherland Front	2	Austrofascist Dictatorship		Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (H)
11	Kurt Schuschnigg (1897–1977)		29 July 1934	11 March 1938	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
12	Arthur Seyss-Inquart (1892–1946)		11 March 1938	13 March 1938	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 Austrian Republic (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	Socialist Party	4	—	SPÖ – ÖVP – KPÖ	Secs. of State without Portfolio: Leopold Figl (ÖVP) Johann Koplenig (KPÖ) Adolf Schärf (SPÖ)
13	Leopold Figl (1902–1965)	60px	20 December 1945	8 November 1949	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	—
14	Julius Raab (1891–1964)		2 April 1953	29 June 1956	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	—
15	Alfons Gorbach (1898–1972)	60px	11 April 1961	27 March 1963	People's Party	1	—	ÖVP – SPÖ	Bruno Pittermann (SPÖ)
			27 March 1963	2 April 1964		2	1962
16	Josef Klaus (1910–2001)		2 April 1964	19 April 1966	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
17	Bruno Kreisky (1911–1990)		21 April 1970	4 November 1971	Socialist Party	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
18	Fred Sinowatz (1929–2008)		24 May 1983	16 June 1986	Socialist Party	1	1983	SPÖ – FPÖ	Norbert Steger (FPÖ)
19	Franz Vranitzky (1937–)		16 June 1986	21 January 1987	Social Democratic Party	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
20	Viktor Klima (1947–)		28 January 1997	4 February 2000	Social Democratic Party	1	—	SPÖ – ÖVP	Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP)
21	Wolfgang Schüssel (1945–)	60px	4 February 2000	28 February 2003	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)
22	Alfred Gusenbauer (1960–)	60px	11 January 2007	2 December 2008	Social Democratic Party	1	2006	SPÖ – ÖVP	Wilhelm Molterer (ÖVP)
23	Werner Faymann (1960–)		2 December 2008	16 December 2013	Social Democratic Party	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	9 May 2016		2	2013
—	Reinhold Mitterlehner (1955–) Acting Chancellor		9 May 2016	17 May 2016	People's Party		—	SPÖ – ÖVP	—
24	Christian Kern (1966–)		17 May 2016	Incumbent	Social Democratic Party	1	—	SPÖ – ÖVP	Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP)

Statistics

The median age at which a Chancellor first takes office is roughly 53 years and 11 months, which falls between Josef Klaus and Fred Sinowatz. The youngest person to become Chancellor was Leopold Figl, who took office at the age of 43 years, 79 days. The oldest person to become Chancellor was Karl Renner at the age of 74 years, 134 days.

The oldest living Chancellor is Franz Vranitzky, born 4 October 1937 (aged ). The youngest living former Chancellor is Werner Faymann, born 4 May 1960 (aged ). The youngest living Chancellor is the incumbent, Christian Kern, born 4 January 1966 (aged ).

The longest lived Chancellor was Josef Klaus, who died 26 July 2001 at the age of 90 years, 345 days. Franz Vranitzky, the oldest living Chancellor, will tie Klaus if he lives to 14 September 2028. The shortest lived Chancellor was Leopold Figl, who died 9 May 1965 at the age of 62 years, 219 days.

#	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	14 December 1870(14 December 1870)	7004174747500000000♠47 years, 308 days	7002865500000000000♠2 years, 135 days	7004273997500000000♠75 years,   6 days	31 December 1950
2	Mayr, MichaelMichael Mayr	10 April 1864(10 April 1864)	7004205420000000000♠56 years,  88 days	7002349000000000000♠349 days	7004208912500000000♠57 years,  72 days	21 May 1922
3	Schober, JohannJohann Schober	14 November 1874(14 November 1874)	7004170205000000000♠46 years, 219 days	7002712250000000000♠1 year,  347 days	7004204087500000000♠55 years, 320 days	19 August 1932
4	Breisky, WalterWalter Breisky	8 July 1871(8 July 1871)	7004184645000000000♠50 years, 202 days	5000000000000000000♠1 day	7004184655000000000♠50 years, 203 days	25 September 1944
5	Seipel, IgnazIgnaz Seipel	19 July 1876(19 July 1876)	7004167522500000000♠45 years, 316 days	7003183225000000000♠5 years,   6 days	7004192820000000000♠52 years, 289 days	2 August 1932
6	Ramek, RudolfRudolf Ramek	12 April 1881(12 April 1881)	7004159277500000000♠43 years, 222 days	7002699250000000000♠1 year,  334 days	7004166272500000000♠45 years, 191 days	24 July 1941
7	Streeruwitz, ErnstErnst Streeruwitz	23 September 1874(23 September 1874)	7004199465000000000♠54 years, 223 days	7002145000000000000♠145 days	7004200917500000000♠55 years,   3 days	19 October 1952
8	Vaugoin, CarlCarl Vaugoin	8 July 1873(8 July 1873)	7004209032500000000♠57 years, 84 days	7001650000000000000♠65 days	7004209682500000000♠57 years, 149 days	10 June 1949
9	Ender, OttoOtto Ender	24 December 1875(24 December 1875)	7004200685000000000♠54 years, 345 days	7002199000000000000♠199 days	7004202677500000000♠55 years, 179 days	25 June 1960
10	Buresch, KarlKarl Buresch	12 October 1878(12 October 1878)	7004192450000000000♠52 years, 252 days	7002335000000000000♠335 days	7004195792500000000♠53 years, 221 days	16 September 1936
11	Dollfuß, EngelbertEngelbert Dollfuß	4 October 1892(4 October 1892)	7004144737500000000♠39 years, 229 days	7002795500000000000♠2 years,  65 days	7004152692500000000♠41 years, 294 days	25 July 1934
12	Schuschnigg, KurtKurt Schuschnigg	14 December 1897(14 December 1897)	7004133760000000000♠36 years, 227 days	7003132075000000000♠3 years, 225 days	7004146970000000000♠40 years,  87 days	18 November 1977
13	Seyß-Inquart, ArthurArthur Seyß-Inquart	22 July 1892(22 July 1892)	7004166682500000000♠45 years, 232 days	7000200000000000000♠2 days	7004166702500000000♠45 years, 234 days	16 October 1946
14	Figl, LeopoldLeopold Figl	2 October 1902(2 October 1902)	7004157847500000000♠43 years,  79 days	7003265975000000000♠7 years, 103 days	7004184445000000000♠50 years, 182 days	9 May 1965
15	Raab, JuliusJulius Raab	29 November 1891(November 1891)	7004224042500000000♠61 years, 124 days	7003293100000000000♠8 years,   9 days	7004253352500000000♠69 years, 133 days	8 January 1964
16	Gorbach, AlfonsAlfons Gorbach	2 September 1898(2 September 1898)	7004228665000000000♠62 years, 221 days	7003108750000000000♠2 years, 357 days	7004239542500000000♠65 years, 213 days	31 July 1972
17	Klaus, JosefJosef Klaus	15 August 1910(15 August 1910)	7004195892500000000♠53 years, 231 days	7003221050000000000♠6 years,  19 days	7004217987500000000♠59 years, 249 days	25 July 2001
18	Kreisky, BrunoBruno Kreisky	22 January 1911(22 January 1911)	7004216387500000000♠59 years,  89 days	7003478125000000000♠13 years,  33 days	7004264200000000000♠72 years, 122 days	29 July 1990
19	Sinowatz, FredFred Sinowatz	5 February 1929(5 February 1929)	7004198315000000000♠54 years, 108 days	7003111875000000000♠3 year,  23 days	7004209502500000000♠57 years, 131 days	11 August 2008
20	Vranitzky, FranzFranz Vranitzky	4 October 1937(4 October 1937)	7004177870000000000♠48 years, 255 days	7003387850000000000♠10 years, 226 days	7004216657500000000♠59 years, 116 days	Living	(Living)
21	Klima, ViktorViktor Klima	4 June 1947(4 June 1947)	7004181352500000000♠49 years, 238 days	7003110275000000000♠3 years,   7 days	7004192400000000000♠52 years, 247 days	Living	(Living)
22	Schüssel, WolfgangWolfgang Schüssel	7 June 1945(7 June 1945)	7004199655000000000♠54 years, 242 days	7003253250000000000♠6 years, 341 days	7004224982500000000♠61 years, 218 days	Living	(Living)
23	Gusenbauer, AlfredAlfred Gusenbauer	8 February 1960(8 February 1960)	7004171385000000000♠46 years, 337 days	7002691250000000000♠1 year,  326 days	7004178300000000000♠48 years, 298 days	Living	(Living)
24	Faymann, WernerWerner Faymann	4 May 1960(4 May 1960)	7004177440000000000♠48 years, 212 days	7003271575000000000♠7 years, 159 days	7004204590000000000♠56 years,   5 days	Living	(Living)
25	Kern, ChristianChristian Kern	4 January 1966(4 January 1966)	7004183965000000000♠50 years, 134 days	Error: This is not a valid number. Please refer to the documentation at {{number table sorting}} for correct input. (Ongoing)	Incumbent	Living	(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