List of chancellors of Austria

This is a list of Chancellors of Austria.

Chancellors

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Party		Elected	Cabinet coalition
No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Elected	Cabinet coalition
1		Karl Renner^[a]^[b] (1870–1950)	30 October 1918	7 July 1920	1 year, 251 days		SDAPÖ	1919	Renner I–II–III • SDAPÖ • CS • GDVP
2		Michael Mayr^[c] (1864–1922)	7 July 1920	21 June 1921	349 days		CS	1920	Mayr I–II • CS • SDAPÖ
3		Johannes Schober (1874–1932)	21 June 1921	26 January 1922	344 days		IND	–	Schober I • CS • GDVP • Technocrats
4		Walter Breisky (1871–1944)	26 January 1922	27 January 1922	1 day		CS	–	Breisky • CS • GDVP
(3)		Johannes Schober (1874–1932)	27 January 1922	31 May 1922	124 days		IND	–	Schober II • CS • GDVP • Technocrats
5		Ignaz Seipel (1876–1932)	31 May 1922	20 November 1924	2 years, 173 days		CS	1923	Seipel I–II–III • CS • GDVP • Technocrats
6		Rudolf Ramek (1881–1941)	20 November 1924	20 October 1926	1 year, 334 days		CS	–	Ramek I–II • CS • GDVP
(5)		Ignaz Seipel (1876–1932)	20 October 1926	4 May 1929	2 years, 196 days		CS	1927	Seipel IV–V • CS • GDVP • LBd
7		Ernst Streeruwitz (1874–1952)	4 May 1929	26 September 1929	145 days		CS	–	Streeruwitz • CS • LBd
(3)		Johannes Schober (1874–1932)	26 September 1929	30 September 1930	1 year, 4 days		IND	–	Schober III • CS
8		Carl Vaugoin (1873–1949)	30 September 1930	4 December 1930	65 days		CS	–	Vaugoin • CS
9		Otto Ender (1875–1960)	4 December 1930	20 June 1931	198 days		CS	1930	Ender • CS
10		Karl Buresch (1878–1936)	20 June 1931	20 May 1932	335 days		CS	–	Buresch I–II • CS • LBd
11		Engelbert Dollfuss (1892–1934)	20 May 1932	25 July 1934 †	2 years, 66 days		CS	–	Dollfuss I • CS • LBd • Heimwehr 20 May 1932 – 1 May 1934 Dollfuss II • VF 1 May 1934 – 25 July 1934
11		Engelbert Dollfuss (1892–1934)	20 May 1932	25 July 1934 †	2 years, 66 days		VF	–
–		Prince Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (1899–1956)	25 July 1934	29 July 1934	4 days		VF	–	Dollfuss II • VF
12		Kurt Schuschnigg (1897–1977)	29 July 1934	11 March 1938	3 years, 225 days		VF	–	Schuschnigg I–II–III–IV–V • VF
13		Arthur Seyss-Inquart (1892–1946)	11 March 1938	13 March 1938	2 days		NSDAP	–	Seyss-Inquart • NSDAP
Austria was part of Nazi Germany from 13 March 1938 to 27 April 1945
(1)		Karl Renner^[d] (1870–1950)	27 April 1945	20 December 1945	237 days		SPÖ	–	Renner IV • SPÖ • ÖVP • KPÖ
14		Leopold Figl (1902–1965)	20 December 1945	2 April 1953	7 years, 103 days		ÖVP	1945	Figl I–II–III • ÖVP • SPÖ
14		Leopold Figl (1902–1965)	20 December 1945	2 April 1953	7 years, 103 days		ÖVP	1949	Figl I–II–III • ÖVP • SPÖ
15		Julius Raab (1891–1964)	2 April 1953	11 April 1961	8 years, 9 days		ÖVP	1953	Raab I–II–III–IV • ÖVP • SPÖ
								1956
								1959
16		Alfons Gorbach (1898–1972)	11 April 1961	2 April 1964	2 years, 357 days		ÖVP	1962	Gorbach I–II • ÖVP • SPÖ
17		Josef Klaus (1910–2001)	2 April 1964	21 April 1970	6 years, 19 days		ÖVP	–	Klaus I • ÖVP • SPÖ
17		Josef Klaus (1910–2001)	2 April 1964	21 April 1970	6 years, 19 days		ÖVP	1966	Klaus II • ÖVP
18		Bruno Kreisky (1911–1990)	21 April 1970	24 May 1983	13 years, 33 days		SPÖ	1970	Kreisky I–II–III–IV • SPÖ
								1971
								1975
								1979
19		Fred Sinowatz (1929–2008)	24 May 1983	16 June 1986	3 years, 23 days		SPÖ	1983	Sinowatz • SPÖ • FPÖ
20		Franz Vranitzky (born 1937)	16 June 1986	28 January 1997	10 years, 226 days		SPÖ	1986	Vranitzky I–II • SPÖ • FPÖ
								1990	Vranitzky III–IV–V • SPÖ • ÖVP
								1994
								1995
21		Viktor Klima (born 1947)	28 January 1997	4 February 2000	3 years, 7 days		SPÖ	–	Klima • SPÖ • ÖVP
22		Wolfgang Schüssel (born 1945)	4 February 2000	11 January 2007	6 years, 341 days		ÖVP	1999	Schüssel I • ÖVP • FPÖ 4 February 2000 – 3 April 2005 Schüssel II • ÖVP • BZÖ 3 April 2005 – 11 January 2007
22		Wolfgang Schüssel (born 1945)	4 February 2000	11 January 2007	6 years, 341 days		ÖVP	2002
23		Alfred Gusenbauer (born 1960)	11 January 2007	2 December 2008	1 year, 326 days		SPÖ	2006	Gusenbauer • SPÖ • ÖVP
24		Werner Faymann (born 1960)	2 December 2008	9 May 2016	7 years, 159 days		SPÖ	2008	Faymann I–II • SPÖ • ÖVP
24		Werner Faymann (born 1960)	2 December 2008	9 May 2016	7 years, 159 days		SPÖ	2013	Faymann I–II • SPÖ • ÖVP
–		Reinhold Mitterlehner (born 1955)	9 May 2016	17 May 2016	8 days		ÖVP	–	Faymann II • SPÖ • ÖVP
25		Christian Kern (born 1966)	17 May 2016	18 December 2017	1 year, 215 days		SPÖ	–	Kern • SPÖ • ÖVP
26		Sebastian Kurz (born 1986)	18 December 2017	28 May 2019	1 year, 161 days		ÖVP	2017	Kurz I • ÖVP • FPÖ 18 December 2017 – 22 May 2019 • ÖVP 22 May 2019 – 28 May 2019
–		Hartwig Löger (born 1965)	28 May 2019	3 June 2019	6 days		ÖVP	–	Kurz I • ÖVP
27		Brigitte Bierlein (1949–2024)	3 June 2019	7 January 2020	218 days		IND	–	Bierlein • Technocrats
(26)		Sebastian Kurz (born 1986)	7 January 2020	11 October 2021	1 year, 277 days		ÖVP	2019	Kurz II • ÖVP • Greens
28		Alexander Schallenberg (born 1969)	11 October 2021	6 December 2021	56 days		ÖVP	–	Schallenberg • ÖVP • Greens
29		Karl Nehammer (born 1972)	6 December 2021	8 January 2025	3 years, 49 days		ÖVP	–	Nehammer • ÖVP • Greens
(28)		Alexander Schallenberg (born 1969)	8 January 2025	Incumbent	16 days		ÖVP	–	Nehammer • ÖVP • Greens

↑ Renner initially served as State Chancellor of the Republic of German-Austria until 21 October 1919, and thereafter as State Chancellor of the Republic of Austria.
↑ The chancellor is appointed by the president of Austria. However, since the office of president was only established in 1920, Renner was instead appointed by the State Council.
↑ Office renamed from "State Chancellor" to "Federal Chancellor" on 10 November 1920.
↑ After the Red Army freed Vienna from the Nazi Regime, Renner formed a cabinet under Soviet rule. The cabinet was accepted by the Soviets on 27 April 1945 and recognized by all states of Austria as well as the Allied Control Council in September 1945.

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[1] Renner initially served as State Chancellor of the Republic of German-Austria until 21 October 1919, and thereafter as State Chancellor of the Republic of Austria.

[2] The chancellor is appointed by the president of Austria. However, since the office of president was only established in 1920, Renner was instead appointed by the State Council.

[3] Office renamed from "State Chancellor" to "Federal Chancellor" on 10 November 1920.

[4] After the Red Army freed Vienna from the Nazi Regime, Renner formed a cabinet under Soviet rule. The cabinet was accepted by the Soviets on 27 April 1945 and recognized by all states of Austria as well as the Allied Control Council in September 1945.

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