Chancellor of Austria
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The Federal Chancellor of Austria (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.
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First Republic (1918-1933) and austro-fascist regime (1933-1938)
| Name | Term of office | Party |
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| Karl Renner | 1918-1920 | SDAP |
| 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 Dollfu1 | 1932-1934 | CSP/VF |
| Kurt Schuschnigg1 | 1934-1938 | VF |
| Arthur Sey-Inquart2 | 1938 | NSDAP |
1 In the austro-fascist regime Chancellor was only a title; fact is, that Dollfu (1933) and Schuschnigg were dictators.
2 Sey-Inquart became "Chancellor", because of the pressure from Hitler, to made the Anschluss to Nazi-Germany.
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Second Republic (since 1945)
| Name | Term of office | Party |
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| Karl Renner | 1945 | SDAP/SP |
| Leopold Figl | 1945-1953 | VP |
| Julius Raab | 1953-1961 | VP |
| Alfons Gorbach | 1961-1964 | VP |
| Josef Klaus | 1964-1970 | VP |
| Bruno Kreisky | 1970-1983 | SP |
| Fred Sinowatz | 1983-1986 | SP |
| Franz Vranitzky | 1986-1997 | SP |
| Viktor Klima | 1997-2000 | SP |
| Wolfgang Schssel | Since 2000 | VP |
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See also
- Politics of Austria
- List of Federal Presidents of Austria
- Lists of incumbents
- List of Ministers-President of Austria
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External links
- Official site of the Austrian Bundeskanzler (http://www.bundeskanzler.at/)de:Bundeskanzler (sterreich)
es:Canciller de Austria fr:Liste des chanceliers de l'Autriche ja:オーストリアの首相 nl:Bondskanselier (Oostenrijk) pl:Kanclerze Austrii he:קאנצלר אוסטריה
