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The Chancellor of Austria (in German: Bundeskanzler) is the head of government in Austria. The chancellor's deputy is the Vice Chancellor. Before 1918, the equivalent office was the Minister-President of Austria. The Constitution of Austria or sterreichisches Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG) is one of the chartas governing political life in the Republic of Austria. ... The Leopoldine Wing of Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna: home to the offices of the Federal President. ... Heinz Fischer (born 9 October 1938) is the federal president of Austria. ... The Austrian Federal Government (German: ) is the Austrian cabinet. ... Wolfgang Schüssel Wolfgang Schüssel (born on June 7, 1945 in Vienna, Austria) is a Christian Democratic Austrian politician. ... In Austrian politics, the Vice Chancellor (Vizekanzler) is a member of the federal government acting as a deputy to the Federal Chancellor. ... Gorbach (left) and Chancellor Schüssel Hubert Gorbach (born July 27, 1956) is an Austrian politician from the Freedom Party. ... The Austrian parliament consists of two chambers, the Nationalrat (national council) and the Bundesrat (federal council). ... The Federal Assembly of Austria or Österreichische Bundesversammlung is a federal-level deliberative body consisting of the members of the two houses of the Austrian parliament, the National Council and the Federal Council, in joint session. ... The Federal Council of Austria or Bundesrat is one of the two separate councils of parliament of Austria. ... The National Council or Nationalrat is one of the two houses of the Federal Assembly, the bicameral federal parliament of the Federal Republic of Austria. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... Elections in Austria gives information on election and election results in Austria. ... The 2006 general election for the National Council in Austria will be held on 1 October 2006. ... The election for the National Council of 24 November 2002 took place prematurely, only three years after the last elections. ... In Austria, the legislative election of October 3, 1999 (elections for the National Council of Austria) caused a major upheaval in the political landscape. ... Presidential elections were held in Austria on 25 April 2004. ... The Austrian presidential election of 1998 was won by the incumbent president Thomas Klestil, who sought reelection as an independent candidate. ... Since Austria is a federal republic according to the constitutional framework of Austrian politics, Austrias nine provinces are customarily referred to as States of Austria or Bundesländer, singular Bundesland. ... Six political parties are represented in the eight Austrian states as well as in Viennas municipal council. ... The 1955 Austrian State Treaty ended the four-power occupation and recognized Austria as an independent and sovereign state. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The head of government is the leader of the government or cabinet. ... In Austrian politics, the Vice Chancellor (Vizekanzler) is a member of the federal government acting as a deputy to the Federal Chancellor. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... This page lists leading ministers of Austria from 1867 to 1918. ...

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Appointment

The Chancellor is appointed by the President of Austria who is theoretically totally free in his choice. The Chancellor assumes his office immediately after the appointment and swear in by the president. Thus, a confirmation by the National Council (the Lower House of the Austrian parliament is not necessary. However, since the National Council has the right to pass a motion of no confidence at any time, the president has to take the majority opinion of the National Council into account. The Leopoldine Wing of Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna: home to the offices of the Federal President. ... A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. ... The Austrian parliament consists of two chambers, the Nationalrat (national council) and the Bundesrat (federal council). ... A motion of no confidence, also called a motion of non-confidence, a censure motion, a no-confidence motion, or simply a confidence motion, is a parliamentary motion traditionally put before a parliament by the opposition in the hope of defeating or embarrassing a government. ...


First Republic (1918-1938)

Chancellors of the First Republic
Name Birth-Death Term of office Party
Karl Renner 1870–1950 1918–1920 SDAPÖ
Michael Mayr 1864–1922 1920–1921 CS
Johann Schober 1874–1932 1921–1922 civil servant
Walter Breisky 1871–1944 1922 civil servant
Johann Schober 1874–1932 1922 civil servant
Ignaz Seipel 1876–1932 1922–1924 CS
Rudolf Ramek 1881–1941 1924–1926 CS
Ignaz Seipel 1876–1932 1926–1929 CS
Ernst Streeruwitz 1874–1952 1929 CS
Johann Schober 1874–1932 1929–1930 civil servant
Carl Vaugoin 1873–1949 1930 CS
Otto Ender 1875–1960 1930–1931 CS
Karl Buresch 1878–1936 1931–1932 CS
Engelbert Dollfuß1) 1892–1934 1932–1934 CS/VF
Kurt Schuschnigg1) 1897–1977 1934–1938 VF
Arthur Seyß-Inquart2) 1892–1946 1938 NSDAP

1) In 1933 Austria's democratic institutions were overthrown and replaced by a dictatorial government, the so-called Austrian-fascist regime, of which Engelbert Dollfuß and Kurt Schuschnigg were dominating figures. High school students celebrate at a birthday party. ... Karl Renner Monument to Karl Renner next to the Austrian Parliament, Ringstraße, Vienna, Austria Karl Renner (December 14, 1870 - December 31, 1950) was an Austrian politician. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Christian Social Party (CS) was an Austrian political party from 1893 to 1933 and a predecessor of the contemporary Austrian Peoples Party. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Ignaz Seipel (19 July 1876 - 2 August 1932) was an Austrian politician who served as Chancellor during the 1920s. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ernst Streeruwitz (1874 - 1952) was an Austrian political figure. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Karl Vaugoin (1873 – 1949) was an Austrian political figure. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Karl Buresch (born on October 12, 1878 in Groß-Enzersdorf - died on September 16, 1936 in Vienna) was a lawyer, christian-socialist politician and Chancellor of Austria during the First Republic. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Engelbert Dollfuss Engelbert Dollfuss (German: Dollfuß) (October 4, 1892 - July 25, 1934) was an Austrian politician and dictator. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The movements flag. ... Kurt Schuschnigg (14 December 1897 in Riva del Garda, Austria-Hungary (Now Riva del Garda, Italy) – 18 November 1977 in Innsbruck, Austria; Kurt von Schuschnigg until 1919) was an Austrian politician who in 1934 succeeded the assassinated Engelbert Dollfuss as dictator of Austria, as leader of the regime often called... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... http://www. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Nazi swastika The National Socialist German Workers Party (German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei), better known as the NSDAP or the Nazi Party was a political party that was led to power in Germany by Adolf Hitler in 1933. ...


2) Due to pressure of National-Socialist Germany, the last Austrian president, Wilhelm Miklas, relunctantly appointed Seyß-Inquart as chancellor. Seyß-Inquart's only task was to prepare the Anschluss. Born October 15th, 1872 Wilhelm Miklas studied history and geography at the University of Vienna while serving in his role for the Christian Social Party. ... German troops march into Austria on 12 March 1938. ...

Second Republic (since 1945)

Chancellors of the Second Republic
Name Birth-Death Term of office Party
Karl Renner 1870–1950 1945 SDAPÖ/SPÖ
Leopold Figl 1902–1965 1945–1953 ÖVP
Julius Raab 1891–1964 1953–1961 ÖVP
Alfons Gorbach 1898–1972 1961-1964 ÖVP
Josef Klaus 1910–2001 1964–1970 ÖVP
Bruno Kreisky 1911–1990 1970–1983 SPÖ
Fred Sinowatz 1929– 1983–1986 SPÖ
Franz Vranitzky 1937– 1986–1997 SPÖ
Viktor Klima 1947– 1997–2000 SPÖ
Wolfgang Schüssel 1945- since 2000 ÖVP

Karl Renner Monument to Karl Renner next to the Austrian Parliament, Ringstraße, Vienna, Austria Karl Renner (December 14, 1870 - December 31, 1950) was an Austrian politician. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ... The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ) is a political party in Austria. ... Leopold Figl (October 2, 1902 in Rust, Lower Austria, - May 9, 1965 in Vienna) was an Austrian politician of the ÖVP (Christian Democrats). ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... The Austrian Peoples Party or Österreichische Volkspartei is an Austrian political party. ... Julius Raab (November 29, 1891 - January 8, 1964) was a Conservative Austrian politician. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Categories: Stub | 1910 births | 2001 deaths | Austrian history | Chancellors of Austria ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Bruno Kreisky Bruno Kreisky (January 22, 1911—July 29, 1990) was a jewish -Austrian politician. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fred Sinowatz (born February 5, 1929 in Neufeld an der Leitha, Burgenland) is a former Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ). He was Chancellor of Austria from 1983 to 1986. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Franz Vranitzky ~1990, Austrian Chancellor 1986-96. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Viktor Klima (born 4 June 1947), a Social Democratic Austrian politician, was Federal Chancellor of Austria (Bundeskanzler) from 1997 till his resignation in 2000. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Wolfgang Schüssel Wolfgang Schüssel (born on June 7, 1945 in Vienna, Austria) is a Christian Democratic Austrian politician. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

See also

Politics of Austria takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Chancellor is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... In Austrian politics, the Vice Chancellor (Vizekanzler) is a member of the federal government acting as a deputy to the Federal Chancellor. ... The Leopoldine Wing of Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna: home to the offices of the Federal President. ... These are lists of incumbents, i. ... The Minister-President was the head of government of the Austrian half of Austria-Hungary (Cisleithania) from 1867 to 1918. ... This is a list of Austrian Chancellors after the Second World War by longevity. ...

External links

  • Official site of the Austrian Bundeskanzler

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The Chancellor of Austria (in German: Bundeskanzler) is the head of government in Austria.
The Chancellor is appointed by the President of Austria who is theoretically totally free in his choice.
Thus, a confirmation by the National Council (the Lower House of the Austrian parliament is not necessary.
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