Vice-Chancellor of Austria
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The vice-chancellor of Austria is a member of the Government of Austria and is the deputy to the Chancellor. It is functionally equivalent to a deputy prime minister in other countries with parliamentary systems.
StyleMr Vice-Chancellor
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
Member ofCabinet
NominatorChancellor of Austria
| Vice-Chancellor of the Republic of Austria | |
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| Vizekanzler der Republik Österreich | |
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| Executive branch of the Government of Austria | |
| Style | Mr Vice-Chancellor (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Seat | Vienna |
| Nominator | Chancellor of Austria |
| Appointer | President of Austria |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Austria |
| Formation | 15 March 1919 |
| First holder | Jodok Fink |
| Website | www.bmoeds.gv.at |
The current vice-chancellor is Andreas Babler of the Social Democratic Party, since 3 March 2025.[1]
Description of the office
Art. 69(2) of the Constitution of Austria states:
- The Vice-Chancellor stands in for the Federal Chancellor in his complete field of functions. If both Federal Chancellor and Vice Chancellor are hindered, the Federal President appoints a member of the government to represent the Federal Chancellor.
In practice, the Vice-Chancellor is normally the leading member of the junior party within the current coalition government, frequently the party chairman. If only one party is represented in the government, the Vice Chancellor is often the Chancellor's presumed successor.
List of officeholders (1919–present)
Vice-chancellors of Austria during the Interwar period
| No. | Portrait | Vice-Chancellor | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Chancellor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jodok Fink (1853–1929) | 15 March 1919 | 26 March 1920 | 1 year, 11 days | CS | Karl Renner (SDAPÖ) | |
| 2 | Ferdinand Hanusch (1866–1926) | 7 July 1920 | 22 October 1920 | 210 days | SPÖ | Michael Mayr (CS) | |
| 3 | Eduard Heinl (1880–1957) | 22 October 1920 | 20 November 1920 | 29 days | CS | Michael Mayr (CS) | |
| 4 | Walter Breisky (1871–1944) | 20 November 1920 | 30 May 1922 | 1 year, 191 days | CS | Michael Mayr (CS) Johannes Schober (Ind) Himself (CS) Johannes Schober (Ind) | |
| 5 | Felix Frank (1876–1957) | 31 May 1922 | 20 November 1924 | 2 years, 173 days | GDVP | Ignaz Seipel (CS) | |
| 6 | Leopold Waber (1875–1945) | 20 November 1924 | 20 October 1926 | 1 year, 334 days | GDVP | Rudolf Ramek (CS) | |
| 7 | Franz Dinghofer (1873–1956) | 20 October 1926 | 19 May 1927 | 211 days | GDVP | Ignaz Seipel (CS) | |
| 8 | Karl Hartleb (1886–1965) | 19 May 1927 | 4 May 1929 | 1 year, 350 days | Landbund | Ignaz Seipel (CS) | |
| 9 | Vinzenz Schumy (1878–1962) | 4 May 1929 | 26 September 1929 | 145 days | Landbund | Ernst Streeruwitz (CS) | |
| 10 | Carl Vaugoin (1873–1949) | 26 September 1929 | 30 September 1930 | 1 year, 4 days | CS | Johannes Schober (Ind) | |
| 11 | Richard Schmitz (1885–1954) | 30 September 1930 | 4 December 1930 | 65 days | CS | Carl Vaugoin (CS) | |
| 12 | Johannes Schober (1874–1932) (Beamter) | 4 December 1930 | 29 January 1932 | 1 year, 56 days | Nonpartisan | Otto Ender (CS) Karl Buresch (CS) | |
| 13 | Franz Winkler (1890–1945) | 29 January 1932 | 21 September 1933 | 1 year, 235 days | Landbund | Karl Buresch (CS) Engelbert Dollfuss (CS) | |
| 14 | Emil Fey (1886–1938) | 21 September 1933 | 1 May 1934 | 222 days | Heimatblock | Engelbert Dollfuss (VF) | |
| 15 | Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (1899–1956) | 1 May 1934 | 14 May 1936 | 2 years, 13 days | Heimatblock | Kurt Schuschnigg (act.) (VF) Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (act.) (VF) Kurt Schuschnigg (VF) | |
| 16 | Eduard Baar-Baarenfels (1885–1967) | 14 May 1936 | 3 November 1936 | 173 days | Heimatblock | Kurt Schuschnigg (VF) | |
| 17 | Ludwig Hülgerth (1875–1939) | 3 November 1936 | 11 March 1938 | 1 year, 128 days | VF | Kurt Schuschnigg (VF) | |
| 18 | Edmund Glaise-Horstenau (1882–1946) | 11 March 1938 | 13 March 1938 | 2 days | NSDAP | Arthur Seyss-Inquart (NSDAP) |
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Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938 (see Austria under National Socialism for details). Independence was restored in 1945.
Vice-chancellors of Austria after the end of World War II
| # | Portrait | Vice-Chancellor | Term start | Term end | Length | Party | Chancellor | |
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Johann Koplenig (1891–1968) |
27 April 1945 | 20 December 1945 | 237 days | KPÖ | Karl Renner (SPÖ) | |
| 19 |  |
Adolf Schärf (1890–1965) |
20 December 1945 | 22 May 1957 | 11 years, 153 days | SPÖ | Karl Renner (SPÖ) Leopold Figl (ÖVP) Julius Raab (ÖVP) | |
| 20 |  |
Bruno Pittermann (1905–1983) |
22 May 1957 | 19 April 1966 | 8 years, 332 days | SPÖ | Julius Raab (ÖVP) Alfons Gorbach (ÖVP) Josef Klaus (ÖVP) | |
| 21 |  |
Fritz Bock (1911–1993) |
19 April 1966 | 19 January 1968 | 1 year, 275 days | ÖVP | Josef Klaus (ÖVP) | |
| 22 | Hermann Withalm (1912–2003) |
19 January 1968 | 21 April 1970 | 2 years, 92 days | ÖVP | Josef Klaus (ÖVP) | ||
| 23 |  |
Rudolf Häuser (1909–2000) |
21 April 1970 | 30 September 1976 | 6 years, 162 days | SPÖ | Bruno Kreisky (SPÖ) | |
| 24 |  |
Hannes Androsch (1938–2024) |
1 October 1976 | 20 January 1981 | 4 years, 111 days | SPÖ | Bruno Kreisky (SPÖ) | |
| 25 |  |
Fred Sinowatz (1929–2008) |
20 January 1981 | 24 May 1983 | 2 years, 124 days | SPÖ | Bruno Kreisky (SPÖ) | |
| 26 | Norbert Steger (* 1944) |
24 May 1983 | 21 January 1987 | 3 years, 242 days | FPÖ | Fred Sinowatz (SPÖ) Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ) | ||
| 27 |  |
Alois Mock (1934–2017) |
21 January 1987 | 24 April 1989 | 2 years, 93 days | ÖVP | Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ) | |
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Josef Riegler (* 1938) |
24 April 1989 | 2 July 1991 | 2 years, 69 days | ÖVP | Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ) | |
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Erhard Busek (1941–2022) |
2 July 1991 | 4 May 1995 | 3 years, 306 days | ÖVP | Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ) | |
| 30 |  |
Wolfgang Schüssel (* 1945) |
4 May 1995 | 4 February 2000 | 4 years, 276 days | ÖVP | Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ) Viktor Klima (SPÖ) | |
| 31 |  |
Susanne Riess-Passer (* 1961) |
4 February 2000 | 28 February 2003 | 3 years, 24 days | FPÖ | Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP) | |
| 32 | Herbert Haupt (* 1947) |
28 February 2003 | 21 October 2003 | 235 days | FPÖ | Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP) | ||
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Hubert Gorbach (* 1956) |
21 October 2003 | 11 January 2007 | 3 years, 81 days | BZÖ | Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP) | |
| 34 |  |
Wilhelm Molterer (* 1955) |
11 January 2007 | 2 December 2008 | 1 year, 326 days | ÖVP | Alfred Gusenbauer (SPÖ) | |
| 35 |  |
Josef Pröll (* 1968) |
2 December 2008 | 21 April 2011 | 2 years, 140 days | ÖVP | Werner Faymann (SPÖ) | |
| 36 |  |
Michael Spindelegger (* 1959) |
21 April 2011 | 1 September 2014 | 3 years, 133 days | ÖVP | Werner Faymann (SPÖ) | |
| 37 |  |
Reinhold Mitterlehner (* 1955) |
1 September 2014 | 17 May 2017 | 2 years, 258 days | ÖVP | Werner Faymann (SPÖ) Christian Kern (SPÖ) | |
| 38 |  |
Wolfgang Brandstetter (* 1957) |
17 May 2017 | 18 December 2017 | 215 days | Independent | Christian Kern (SPÖ) | |
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Heinz-Christian Strache (* 1969) |
18 December 2017 | 22 May 2019 | 1 year, 155 days | FPÖ | Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) | |
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Hartwig Löger (* 1965) |
22 May 2019 | 3 June 2019 | 12 days | ÖVP | Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) | |
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Clemens Jabloner (* 1948) |
3 June 2019 | 2 October 2019 | 120 days | Non-partisan | Brigitte Bierlein (Ind.) | |
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Werner Kogler (* 1961) |
7 January 2020 | 2 October 2024 | 4 years, 269 days | Greens | Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) | |
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Andreas Babler (* 1973) |
3 March 2025 | Incumbent | 1 year, 66 days | SPÖ | Christian Stocker (ÖVP) | |
Timeline before 1945
Second Republic
Longest-serving vice-chancellors
The following table lists all vice-chancellors of the Second Republic (since 1945) ranked by their length of tenure, with the incumbent vice-chancellor's tenure automatically updating daily.
| Rank | Vice-Chancellor | Length of tenure | Timespan | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adolf Schärf | 11 years, 153 days | 1945–1957 | SPÖ | |
| 2 | Bruno Pittermann | 8 years, 332 days | 1957–1966 | SPÖ | |
| 3 | Rudolf Häuser | 6 years, 162 days | 1970–1976 | SPÖ | |
| 4 | Wolfgang Schüssel | 4 years, 276 days | 1995–2000 | ÖVP | |
| 5 | Werner Kogler | 4 years, 269 days | 2020–2024 | Greens | |
| 6 | Hannes Androsch | 4 years, 111 days | 1976–1981 | SPÖ | |
| 7 | Erhard Busek | 3 years, 306 days | 1991–1995 | ÖVP | |
| 8 | Norbert Steger | 3 years, 242 days | 1983–1987 | FPÖ | |
| 9 | Michael Spindelegger | 3 years, 133 days | 2011–2014 | ÖVP | |
| 10 | Hubert Gorbach | 3 years, 82 days | 2003–2007 | BZÖ | |
| 11 | Susanne Riess-Passer | 3 years, 24 days | 2000–2003 | FPÖ | |
| 12 | Reinhold Mitterlehner | 2 years, 258 days | 2014–2017 | ÖVP | |
| 13 | Josef Pröll | 2 years, 140 days | 2008–2011 | ÖVP | |
| 14 | Fred Sinowatz | 2 years, 124 days | 1981–1983 | SPÖ | |
| 15 | Alois Mock | 2 years, 93 days | 1987–1989 | ÖVP | |
| 16 | Hermann Withalm | 2 years, 92 days | 1968–1970 | ÖVP | |
| 17 | Josef Riegler | 2 years, 69 days | 1989–1991 | ÖVP | |
| 18 | Wilhelm Molterer | 1 year, 326 days | 2007–2008 | ÖVP | |
| 19 | Fritz Bock | 1 year, 275 days | 1966–1968 | ÖVP | |
| 20 | Heinz-Christian Strache | 1 year, 155 days | 2017–2019 | FPÖ | |
| 21 | Andreas Babler | 1 year, 66 days | 2025–present | SPÖ | |
| 22 | Herbert Haupt | 235 days | 2003 | FPÖ | |
| 23 | Wolfgang Brandstetter | 215 days | 2017 | IND | |
| 24 | Clemens Jabloner | 121 days | 2019 | IND | |
| 25 | Hartwig Löger | 12 days | 2019 | ÖVP | |
Vice-chancellors by party
The following table summarizes vice-chancellors of the Second Republic grouped by political party.
| Party | Total time in office | Number of vice-chancellors |
Vice-chancellors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPÖ Social Democratic Party |
34 years, 217 days (ongoing) |
6 | Adolf Schärf, Bruno Pittermann, Rudolf Häuser, Hannes Androsch, Fred Sinowatz, Andreas Babler | |
| ÖVP Austrian People's Party |
27 years, 161 days | 11 | Fritz Bock, Hermann Withalm, Alois Mock, Josef Riegler, Erhard Busek, Wolfgang Schüssel, Wilhelm Molterer, Josef Pröll, Michael Spindelegger, Reinhold Mitterlehner, Hartwig Löger | |
| FPÖ Freedom Party |
8 years, 293 days | 4 | Norbert Steger, Susanne Riess-Passer, Herbert Haupt, Heinz-Christian Strache | |
| Greens The Greens |
4 years, 270 days | 1 | Werner Kogler | |
| BZÖ Alliance for the Future of Austria |
3 years, 83 days | 1 | Hubert Gorbach | |
| IND Independent |
336 days | 2 | Wolfgang Brandstetter, Clemens Jabloner | |
Notes:
- Green indicates the party of the current incumbent vice-chancellor
- Bold name indicates the current incumbent vice-chancellor
- SPÖ total time includes the ongoing tenure of Andreas Babler
Age-related statistics
The following table shows age-related data for all vice-chancellors of the Second Republic, with living vice-chancellors' ages automatically updating.
| Vice-Chancellor | Born | Age at start of vice-chancellorship |
Age at end of vice-chancellorship |
Post-office timespan |
Died | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolf Schärf | 20 April 1890 | 55 years, 244 days 20 December 1945 |
67 years, 32 days 22 May 1957 |
7 years, 282 days | 28 February 1965 | 74 years, 314 days |
| Bruno Pittermann | 3 September 1905 | 51 years, 261 days 22 May 1957 |
60 years, 228 days 19 April 1966 |
17 years, 153 days | 19 September 1983 | 78 years, 16 days |
| Fritz Bock | 26 February 1911 | 55 years, 52 days 19 April 1966 |
56 years, 327 days 19 January 1968 |
25 years, 327 days | 12 December 1993 | 82 years, 289 days |
| Hermann Withalm | 21 April 1912 | 55 years, 273 days 19 January 1968 |
58 years, 0 days 21 April 1970 |
33 years, 120 days | 19 August 2003 | 91 years, 120 days |
| Rudolf Häuser | 19 March 1909 | 61 years, 33 days 21 April 1970 |
67 years, 195 days 30 September 1976 |
23 years, 176 days | 24 March 2000 | 91 years, 5 days |
| Hannes Androsch | 18 April 1938 | 38 years, 166 days 1 October 1976 |
42 years, 277 days 20 January 1981 |
43 years, 326 days | 11 December 2024 | 86 years, 237 days |
| Fred Sinowatz | 5 February 1929 | 51 years, 350 days 20 January 1981 |
54 years, 108 days 24 May 1983 |
25 years, 79 days | 11 August 2008 | 79 years, 188 days |
| Norbert Steger | 6 March 1944 | 39 years, 79 days 24 May 1983 |
42 years, 321 days 21 January 1987 |
39 years, 107 days | — | 82 years, 63 days |
| Alois Mock | 10 June 1934 | 52 years, 225 days 21 January 1987 |
54 years, 318 days 24 April 1989 |
28 years, 38 days | 1 June 2017 | 82 years, 356 days |
| Josef Riegler | 1 November 1938 | 50 years, 174 days 24 April 1989 |
52 years, 243 days 2 July 1991 |
34 years, 310 days | — | 87 years, 188 days |
| Erhard Busek | 25 March 1941 | 50 years, 99 days 2 July 1991 |
54 years, 40 days 4 May 1995 |
26 years, 313 days | 13 March 2022 | 80 years, 353 days |
| Wolfgang Schüssel | 7 June 1945 | 49 years, 331 days 4 May 1995 |
54 years, 242 days 4 February 2000 |
26 years, 93 days | — | 80 years, 335 days |
| Susanne Riess-Passer | 3 January 1961 | 39 years, 32 days 4 February 2000 |
42 years, 56 days 28 February 2003 |
23 years, 69 days | — | 65 years, 125 days |
| Herbert Haupt | 28 September 1947 | 55 years, 153 days 28 February 2003 |
56 years, 23 days 21 October 2003 |
22 years, 199 days | — | 78 years, 222 days |
| Hubert Gorbach | 27 July 1956 | 47 years, 86 days 21 October 2003 |
50 years, 168 days 11 January 2007 |
19 years, 117 days | — | 69 years, 285 days |
| Wilhelm Molterer | 14 May 1955 | 51 years, 242 days 11 January 2007 |
53 years, 202 days 2 December 2008 |
17 years, 157 days | — | 70 years, 359 days |
| Josef Pröll | 14 September 1968 | 40 years, 79 days 2 December 2008 |
42 years, 219 days 21 April 2011 |
15 years, 17 days | — | 57 years, 236 days |
| Michael Spindelegger | 21 December 1959 | 51 years, 121 days 21 April 2011 |
54 years, 254 days 1 September 2014 |
11 years, 249 days | — | 66 years, 138 days |
| Reinhold Mitterlehner | 10 December 1955 | 58 years, 265 days 1 September 2014 |
61 years, 158 days 17 May 2017 |
8 years, 356 days | — | 70 years, 149 days |
| Wolfgang Brandstetter | 7 October 1957 | 59 years, 222 days 17 May 2017 |
60 years, 72 days 18 December 2017 |
8 years, 141 days | — | 68 years, 213 days |
| Heinz-Christian Strache | 12 June 1969 | 48 years, 189 days 18 December 2017 |
49 years, 344 days 22 May 2019 |
6 years, 351 days | — | 56 years, 330 days |
| Hartwig Löger | 15 July 1965 | 53 years, 311 days 22 May 2019 |
53 years, 323 days 3 June 2019 |
6 years, 339 days | — | 60 years, 297 days |
| Clemens Jabloner | 28 November 1948 | 70 years, 187 days 3 June 2019 |
70 years, 308 days 2 October 2019 |
6 years, 218 days | — | 77 years, 161 days |
| Werner Kogler | 20 November 1961 | 58 years, 48 days 7 January 2020 |
62 years, 317 days 2 October 2024 |
1 year, 218 days | — | 64 years, 169 days |
| Andreas Babler | 25 February 1973 | 52 years, 6 days 3 March 2025 |
Incumbent | 53 years, 72 days | ||
Notes:
- Light green indicates living former vice-chancellors
- Green indicates the current incumbent vice-chancellor
- Living vice-chancellors' post-office timespan and lifespan automatically update daily
Graphical representation
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the vice-chancellors of Austria since 1945. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
The following chart shows vice-chancellors by their age (living vice-chancellors in green), with the years of their time in office in color.
