Minister of Defense (Austria)

Minister of Defense Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung
Coat of arms
File:WahlNÖ2013 Klaudia Tanner 5209.jpg Incumbent Klaudia Tanner since 7 January 2020
Ministry of Defense
Style	Mrs. Federal minister (formal)
Member of	Federal Government Council of Ministers National Security Council
Seat	Rossauer Barracks, Innere Stadt, Vienna
Nominator	Political parties
Appointer	The President on advice of the Chancellor
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Austria Defense law
Precursor	Imperial and Royal Minister of War
First holder	Josef Mayer in the first Republic (10 November 1920) Ferdinand Graf in the second Republic
Website	bundesheer.at (in English) bundesheer.at (in German)

The Minister of Defense of Austria heads the Ministry of Defense.

First Austrian Republic

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Political Party	Government
			Took office	Left office	Duration
State Ministry for the Army (Staatsamt für Heereswesen)
1	Mayer, JosefJosef Mayer (1877–1938)	30 October 1918	15 March 1919		DNP	[[Renner I Cabinet|Template:Renner I Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
2	Julius Deutsch	Deutsch, JuliusJulius Deutsch (1884–1968)	15 March 1919	22 October 1920		SDAPÖ	Renner II–III [[Mayr I Cabinet|Template:Mayr I Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
3	Breisky, WalterWalter Breisky (1871–1944)	22 October 1920	22 November 1920		CS	[[Mayr I Cabinet|Template:Mayr I Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
Federal Ministry for the Army (Bundesministerium für Heereswesen)
4	Glanz, EgonEgon Glanz (1880–1945) Beamter	22 November 1920	7 April 1921		Nonpartisan	[[Mayr II Cabinet|Template:Mayr II Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
(3)	Breisky, WalterWalter Breisky (1871–1944)	7 April 1921	28 April 1921		CS	[[Mayr II Cabinet|Template:Mayr II Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
5	Carl Vaugoin	Vaugoin, CarlCarl Vaugoin (1873–1949)	28 April 1921	7 October 1921		CS	[[Mayr II Cabinet|Template:Mayr II Cabinet/meta/shortname]] Schober I
6	Wächter, JosefJosef Wächter (1866–1949) Army officer	7 October 1921	31 May 1922		Nonpartisan	Schober I–II
(5)	Carl Vaugoin*	Vaugoin, CarlCarl Vaugoin* (1873–1949)	31 May 1922	21 September 1933		CS	Seipel I–II–III Ramek I–II Seipel IV–V Streeruwitz Schober III Vaugoin Ender Buresch I–II Dollfuss I
7		Dollfuss, EngelbertEngelbert Dollfuss* (1892–1934)	21 September 1933	12 March 1934		CS	[[Dollfuss II Cabinet|Template:Dollfuss II Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
8	Alois Schönburg-Hartenstein	Schönburg, AloisAlois Schönburg-Hartenstein (1858–1944) Army officer	12 March 1934	10 July 1934		Nonpartisan	[[Dollfuss II Cabinet|Template:Dollfuss II Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
(7)		Dollfuss, EngelbertEngelbert Dollfuss* (1892–1934)	10 July 1934	25 July 1934 †		[[Fatherland Front (Austria)|Template:Fatherland Front (Austria)/meta/shortname]]	[[Dollfuss II Cabinet|Template:Dollfuss II Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
9	Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg	Starhemberg, ErnstErnst Rüdiger Starhemberg (Acting) (1899–1956)	26 July 1934	29 July 1934		[[Fatherland Front (Austria)|Template:Fatherland Front (Austria)/meta/shortname]]	[[Dollfuss II Cabinet|Template:Dollfuss II Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
Federal Ministry for National Defence (Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung)
10	Kurt Schuschnigg*	Schuschnigg, KurtKurt Schuschnigg* (1897–1977)	29 July 1934	11 March 1938		[[Fatherland Front (Austria)|Template:Fatherland Front (Austria)/meta/shortname]]	[[Schuschnigg I Cabinet|Template:Schuschnigg I Cabinet/meta/shortname]]–II–III–IV
11	Arthur Seyss-Inquart*	Seyss, ArthurArthur Seyss-Inquart* (1892–1946)	11 March 1938	13 March 1938		NSDAP	[[Seyss-Inquart Cabinet|Template:Seyss-Inquart Cabinet/meta/shortname]]

* Partly as Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor.

Second Austrian Republic

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Political Party	Government
			Took office	Left office	Duration
Ministry for National Defence
No minister, section of the Federal Chancellory Ministry (Bundeskanzleramt)
Federal Ministry for National Defence (Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung)
1	Graf, FerdinandFerdinand Graf (1907–1969)	15 July 1956	11 April 1961		ÖVP	[[Raab II Cabinet|Template:Raab II Cabinet/meta/shortname]]–II–III
2	Schleinzer, KarlKarl Schleinzer (1924–1975)	11 April 1961	2 April 1964		ÖVP	[[Gorbach I Cabinet|Template:Gorbach I Cabinet/meta/shortname]]–II
3	Georg Prader (de)	Prader, GeorgGeorg Prader (1917–1985)	2 April 1964	21 April 1970		ÖVP	[[Klaus I Cabinet|Template:Klaus I Cabinet/meta/shortname]]–II
4	Johann Freihsler (de)	Freihsler, JohannBrigadier Johann Freihsler (1917–1981)	21 April 1970	4 February 1971		Independent	Kreisky I
–	Bruno Kreisky	Kreisky, BrunoBruno Kreisky (Acting) (1911–1990)	4 February 1971	8 February 1971		SPÖ	Kreisky I
5	Lütgendorf, KarlBrigadier Karl Lütgendorf (1914–1981)	8 February 1971	31 May 1977		Independent	Kreisky I–II–III
–	Bruno Kreisky	Kreisky, BrunoBruno Kreisky (Acting) (1911–1990)	31 May 1977	8 June 1977		SPÖ	Kreisky III
6	Otto Rösch (de)	Rösch, OttoOtto Rösch (1917–1995)	8 June 1977	21 May 1983		SPÖ	Kreisky III–II
7	Friedhelm Frischenschlager	Frischenschlager, FriedhelmFriedhelm Frischenschlager (born 1943)	21 May 1983	12 May 1986		FPÖ	Sinowatz
8	Krünes, HelmutHelmut Krünes (born 1941)	12 May 1986	21 January 1987		FPÖ	Sinowatz Vranitzky I
9	Lichal, RobertRobert Lichal (born 1932)	21 January 1987	6 November 1990		ÖVP	Vranitzky II
–	Alois Mock*	Mock, AloisAlois Mock* (Acting) (1934–2017)	6 November 1990	17 December 1990		ÖVP	Vranitzky II
10	Werner Fasslabend	Fasslabend, WernerWerner Fasslabend (born 1944)	17 December 1990	4 February 2000		ÖVP	[[Vranitzky III Cabinet|Template:Vranitzky III Cabinet/meta/shortname]]–II–III Klima
11	Herbert Scheibner (de)	Scheibner, HerbertHerbert Scheibner (born 1963)	4 February 2000	28 February 2003		FPÖ	[[Schüssel I Cabinet|Template:Schüssel I Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
12	Günther Platter	Platter, GüntherGünther Platter (born 1954)	28 February 2003	11 January 2007		ÖVP	[[Schüssel II Cabinet|Template:Schüssel II Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
13	Norbert Darabos	Darabos, NorbertNorbert Darabos (born 1964)	11 January 2007	11 March 2013		SPÖ	[[Gusenbauer Cabinet|Template:Gusenbauer Cabinet/meta/shortname]] [[Faymann I Cabinet|Template:Faymann I Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
Federal Ministry for National Defence and Sport (Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung und Sport)
14	Gerald Klug	Klug, GeraldGerald Klug (born 1968)	11 March 2013	26 January 2016		SPÖ	[[Faymann I Cabinet|Template:Faymann I Cabinet/meta/shortname]]–II
15	Hans Peter Doskozil	Doskozil, HansHans Peter Doskozil (born 1970)	26 January 2016	18 December 2017		SPÖ	[[Faymann II Cabinet|Template:Faymann II Cabinet/meta/shortname]] [[Kern Cabinet|Template:Kern Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
16	Mario Kunasek	Kunasek, MarioMario Kunasek (born 1976)	18 December 2017	8 January 2018		FPÖ	[[Kurz I Cabinet|Template:Kurz I Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
Federal Ministry for National Defence (Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung)
16	Mario Kunasek	Kunasek, MarioMario Kunasek (born 1976)	8 January 2018	20 May 2019		FPÖ	[[Kurz I Cabinet|Template:Kurz I Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
17	Luif, JohannLieutenant General Johann Luif (born 1959)	22 May 2019	3 June 2019		Independent	[[Kurz I Cabinet|Template:Kurz I Cabinet/meta/shortname]]
18	Thomas Starlinger (de)	Starlinger, ThomasMajor General Thomas Starlinger (born 1963)	3 June 2019	7 January 2020		Independent	Bierlein
18	Klaudia Tanner	Tanner, KlaudiaKlaudia Tanner (born 1970)	7 January 2020	Incumbent		ÖVP	[[Kurz II Cabinet|Template:Kurz II Cabinet/meta/shortname]]

*Entrusted with continuation of the ministry

See also

• Supreme Commander of the Imperial and Royal Armed Forces
• Minister of War (Austria-Hungary)
• Austrian Minister of Defence (Austria-Hungary)
• Ministry of Defense (Austria)
• Chief of the General Staff (Austria)

External links

• Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung Österreich
• Karl Lütgendorf (German) de:Karl Lütgendorf