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Chancellor of Austria
The Federal Chancellor of Austria (Bundeskanzler) is the head of government in Austria. The chancellor's deputy is the Vice Chancellor.
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First Republic (1918-1933) and austro-fascist regime (1933-1938)
| Name | Term of office | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Renner | 1918-1920 | SDAPÖ |
| Michael Mayr | 1920-1921 | CSP |
| Johann Schober | 1921-1922 | civil servant |
| Walter Breisky | 1922 | civil servant |
| Johann Schober | 1922 | civil servant |
| Ignaz Seipel | 1922-1924 | CSP |
| Rudolf Ramek | 1924-1926 | CSP |
| Ignaz Seipel | 1926-1929 | CSP |
| Ernst Streeruwitz | 1929 | CSP |
| Johann Schober | 1929-1930 | civil servant |
| Carl Vaugoin | 1930 | CSP |
| Otto Ender | 1930-1931 | CSP |
| Karl Buresch | 1931-1932 | CSP |
| Engelbert Dollfuß1 | 1932-1934 | CSP/VF |
| Kurt Schuschnigg1 | 1934-1938 | VF |
| Arthur Seyß-Inquart2 | 1938 | NSDAP |
1 In the austro-fascist regime Chancellor was only a title; fact is, that Dollfuß (1933) and Schuschnigg were dictators.
2 Seyß-Inquart became "Chancellor", because of the pressure from Hitler, to made the Anschluss to Nazi-Germany.
Second Republic (since 1945)
| Name | Term of office | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Renner | 1945 | SDAPÖ/SPÖ |
| Leopold Figl | 1945-1953 | ÖVP |
| Julius Raab | 1953-1961 | ÖVP |
| Alfons Gorbach | 1961-1964 | ÖVP |
| Josef Klaus | 1964-1970 | ÖVP |
| Bruno Kreisky | 1970-1983 | SPÖ |
| Fred Sinowatz | 1983-1986 | SPÖ |
| Franz Vranitzky | 1986-1997 | SPÖ |
| Viktor Klima | 1997-2000 | SPÖ |
| Wolfgang Schüssel | Since 2000 | ÖVP |
See also
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