Government of Austria

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Government of Austria
Bundesregierung der Republik Österreich
Overview
Established31 October 1918
(105 years ago) (1918-10-31)
CountryAustria
LeaderChancellor
Appointed byPresident
Ministries15
HeadquartersChancellery
Websitewww.bundeskanzleramt.gv.at Edit this at Wikidata
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The Government of Austria (German: Bundesregierung der Republik Österreich) is the executive cabinet of the Republic of Austria. It consists of the chancellor, who is the head of government, the vice chancellor and the ministers.

Appointment

Since the 1929 reform of the Austrian Constitution, all members of the Federal Government are appointed by the Austrian Federal President.[1] As the Federal Government must maintain the confidence of parliament, the President must generally abide by the will of that body in his or her appointments. In practice, the leader of the strongest political party, who ran as a "chancellor candidate" in a parliamentary election, is usually asked to become Federal Chancellor, though there have been some exceptions. Ministers are proposed for nomination by the Chancellor, though the President is permitted to withhold his or her approval. Likewise, the President may dismiss the Chancellor and/or the whole government at any time. If this occurs, a new government must then be formed by the parties that control parliament.

Meetings

Cabinet room in the Austrian Chancellery

The government is convened for frequently scheduled meetings. When formally convened as such, the government is termed the

state secretaries
, who also participate in the cabinet's meetings. State secretaries are not considered members of the government, and have no right to vote during cabinet meetings.

Federal Ministries

There are currently twelve Federal Ministries that all make up the Austrian cabinet. [2]

  • Federal Chancellery
  • Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport
  • Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management
  • Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
  • Federal Ministry of Defence
  • Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
  • Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs
  • Federal Ministry of Finance
  • Federal Ministry of the Interior
  • Federal Ministry of Justice
  • Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy
  • Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection

History

See also: List of chancellors of Austria

First Republic

After the dissolution of the

Austrian First Republic
on 15 March 1919 elected Renner's second cabinet, a coalition government of Social Democratic and Christian Social ministers.

State Chancellor Renner had signed the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, whereafter his cabinet retired en bloc. Re-elected by the Constitutional Assembly on 17 October 1919, his third cabinet was finally overturned with the break-up of the SPÖ-CS coalition on 7 July 1920. Renner was succeeded by the Christian Social politician Michael Mayr, who at the commencement of the Austria Constitution on 10 November 1920 became first Federal Chancellor of Austria. Mayr and his successors proceeded with the support of the Christian Social Party and the Greater German nationalists, while the Social Democrats remained in opposition.

From 5 March 1933 onwards, the Christian Social chancellor

Austrofascist government. The Federal Government ceased at the Anschluss (the incorporation of Austria into Nazi Germany
) on 13 March 1938.

Second Republic

On 27 April 1945 a provisional Austrian

elections to the Austrian National Council held on 25 November. On 20 December 1945, the Austrian Constitution was officially re-enacted, with ÖVP founder Leopold Figl
forming the first post-war Federal Government.

List of cabinets since 1945:

Governments of Austria
Name of Government Duration of Government Chancellor Vice-Chancellor Parties Involved Election
Renner April 27, 1945 – December 20, 1945 Karl Renner1 N/A
SPÖ, KPÖ
 none
Figl I December 20, 1945 – November 8, 1949 Leopold Figl (ÖVP) Adolf Schärf (SPÖ) ÖVP, SPÖ, KPÖ
1945
Figl II November 8, 1949 – October 28, 1952 Leopold Figl (ÖVP) Adolf Schärf (SPÖ) ÖVP, SPÖ
1949
Figl III October 28, 1952 – April 2, 1953 Leopold Figl (ÖVP) Adolf Schärf (SPÖ) ÖVP, SPÖ
Raab I April 2, 1953 – June 29, 1956 Julius Raab (ÖVP) Adolf Schärf (SPÖ) ÖVP, SPÖ
1953
Raab II June 29, 1956 – July 16, 1959 Julius Raab (ÖVP) Adolf Schärf (SPÖ), Bruno Pittermann (SPÖ)² ÖVP, SPÖ
1956
Raab III July 16, 1959 – November 3, 1960 Julius Raab (ÖVP) Bruno Pittermann (SPÖ) ÖVP, SPÖ
1959
Raab IV November 3, 1960 – April 11, 1961 Julius Raab (ÖVP) Bruno Pittermann (SPÖ) ÖVP, SPÖ
Gorbach I April 11, 1961 – March 27, 1963 Alfons Gorbach (ÖVP) Bruno Pittermann (SPÖ) ÖVP, SPÖ
Gorbach II March 27, 1963 – April 2, 1964 Alfons Gorbach (ÖVP) Bruno Pittermann (SPÖ) ÖVP, SPÖ
1962
Klaus I April 2, 1964 – April 19, 1966 Josef Klaus (ÖVP) Bruno Pittermann (SPÖ) ÖVP, SPÖ
Klaus II April 19, 1966 – April 21, 1970 Josef Klaus (ÖVP) Fritz Bock (ÖVP), Hermann Withalm (ÖVP)³ ÖVP
1966
Kreisky I April 21, 1970 – November 4, 1971 Bruno Kreisky (SPÖ) Rudolf Häuser (SPÖ) SPÖ
1970
Kreisky II November 4, 1971 – October 28, 1975 Bruno Kreisky (SPÖ) Rudolf Häuser (SPÖ) SPÖ
1971
Kreisky III October 28, 1975 – June 5, 1979 Bruno Kreisky (SPÖ) Rudolf Häuser (SPÖ), Hannes Androsch (SPÖ)4 SPÖ
1975
Kreisky IV June 5, 1979 – May 24, 1983 Bruno Kreisky (SPÖ) Hannes Androsch (SPÖ), Fred Sinowatz (SPÖ)5 SPÖ
1979
Sinowatz May 24, 1983 – June 16, 1986 Fred Sinowatz (SPÖ) Norbert Steger (FPÖ) SPÖ, FPÖ
1983
Vranitzky I June 16, 1986 – January 21, 1987 Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ) Norbert Steger (FPÖ) SPÖ, FPÖ
Vranitzky II January 21, 1987 – December 17, 1990 Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ) Alois Mock (ÖVP), Josef Riegler (ÖVP)6 SPÖ, ÖVP
1986
Vranitzky III December 17, 1990 – November 29, 1994 Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ) Josef Riegler (ÖVP), Erhard Busek (ÖVP)7 SPÖ, ÖVP
1990
Vranitzky IV November 29, 1994 – March 12, 1996 Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ) Erhard Busek (ÖVP), Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP)8 SPÖ, ÖVP
1994
Vranitzky V March 12, 1996 – January 28, 1997 Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ) Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP) SPÖ, ÖVP
1995
Klima January 28, 1997 – February 4, 2000 Viktor Klima (SPÖ) Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP) SPÖ, ÖVP
Schüssel I February 4, 2000 – February 28, 2003 Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP)
Susanne Riess-Passer
(FPÖ)		 ÖVP, FPÖ
1999
Schüssel II
 February 28, 2003 – January 11, 2007 Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP) Herbert Haupt (FPÖ), Hubert Gorbach (FPÖ/BZÖ)9 ÖVP, FPÖ, BZÖ
2002
Gusenbauer
 January 11, 2007 – December 2, 2008 Alfred Gusenbauer (SPÖ) Wilhelm Molterer (ÖVP) SPÖ, ÖVP
2006
Faymann I
 December 2, 2008 – December 16, 2013 Werner Faymann (SPÖ) Josef Pröll (ÖVP), Michael Spindelegger (ÖVP)10 SPÖ, ÖVP
2008
Faymann II
 December 16, 2013 – May 9, 2016 Werner Faymann (SPÖ) Michael Spindelegger (ÖVP), Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP)11 SPÖ, ÖVP
2013
Kern May 17, 2016 – December 18, 2017 Christian Kern (SPÖ) Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP), Wolfgang Brandstetter (ÖVP)12 SPÖ, ÖVP
Kurz I December 18, 2017 – May 28, 2019 Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) Heinz-Christian Strache (FPÖ), Hartwig Löger (ÖVP)13 ÖVP, FPÖ
2017
Bierlein June 3, 2019 – January 7, 2020 Brigitte Bierlein (Ind.) Clemens Jabloner (Ind.) none
Kurz II January 7, 2020 – October 11, 202114 Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) Werner Kogler (Grüne) ÖVP, Grüne 2019
Schallenberg October 11, 202114 – December 6, 2021 Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) Werner Kogler (Grüne) ÖVP, Grüne
Nehammer December 6, 2021 – present Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) Werner Kogler (Grüne) ÖVP, Grüne

Notes

1) Karl Renner acted only as a supervisor of the provisional government
2) As Adolf Schärf was elected as the President of Austria, Bruno Pittermann acted as the vice-chancellor from May 22, 1957.
3) From January 19, 1968, afterwards, Hermann Withalm acted as the vice-chancellor.
4) Rudolf Häuser acted as the vice-chancellor until September 30, 1976. From October 1, 1976, Hannes Androsch acted as the vice-chancellor.
5) Fred Sinowatz acted as the vice-chancellor from January 20, 1981.
6) Until April 24, 1989, Alois Mock acted as the vice-chancellor. From April 24, 1989, Josef Riegler acted as the vice-chancellor.
7) From July 2, 1991, Erhard Busek acted as the vice-chancellor.
8) From May 4, 1995, Wolfgang Schüssel acted as the vice-chancellor.
9) Until October 20, 2003, Herbert Haupt acted as the vice-chancellor. From October 21, 2003, Hubert Gorbach acted as the vice-chancellor. Until April 17, 2005, Gorbach's party affiliation was FPÖ, then BZÖ.
10) Until April 20, 2011, Josef Pröll acted as the vice-chancellor. From April 21, 2011, Michael Spindelegger acted as the vice-chancellor.
11) Until September 1, 2014, Michael Spindelegger acted as the vice-chancellor. From September 1, 2014, Reinhold Mitterlehner acted as the vice-chancellor. Mitterlehner was also acting chancellor from May 9, 2016, until May 17, 2016.
12) Until May 17, 2017, Reinhold Mitterlehner acted as the vice-chancellor. From May 17, 2017, Wolfgang Brandstetter acted as the vice-chancellor.
13) Until May 22, 2019, Heinz-Christian Strache acted as the vice-chancellor. From May 22, 2019, Hartwig Löger acted as the vice-chancellor. Löger was also acting chancellor from May 28, 2019, until June 3, 2019.
14) Alexander Schallenberg will be sworn in on October 11, 2021.
Traditional colours
Austrian People's Party (Österreichische Volkspartei, ÖVP)
Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, SPÖ), until 1991: Socialist Party of Austria
Communist Party of Austria (Kommunistische Partei Österreichs, KPÖ)
Freedom Party of Austria (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, FPÖ)
Alliance for the Future of Austria (Bündnis Zukunft Österreich, BZÖ)
The Greens – The Green Alternative (Die Grünen, Grüne)
Independent
Source: Kanzler und Regierungen seit 1945. Federal Chancellery of Austria Web Site. Vienna, Federal Chancellery of Austria 2006. German English

References

  1. ^ See Article 70 of the Federal Constitutional Law
  2. ^ "Federal Ministries - Federal Chancellery of Austria". www.bundeskanzleramt.gv.at. Retrieved 2022-08-01.

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