Kurz government

Kurz government

30th government of Austria
2017-
Date formed 18 December 2017 (2017-12-18)
People and organisations
Appointed by Alexander Van der Bellen
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz
Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache
Member parties People's Party
Freedom Party
Status in legislature Majority coalition
No. of ministers 13
Opposition parties Social Democratic Party
NEOS
Peter Pilz List
Opposition leader Christian Kern (SPÖ)
History
Election(s) 2017 legislative election
Predecessor Kern government

The Kurz government (German: Bundesregierung Kurz) is the current government of Austria, it took office on 18 December 2017. It succeeded the Kern government, following the 2017 election. Sebastian Kurz, leader of the centre-right ÖVP, reached an agreement on a coalition with the right-wing FPÖ, making him chancellor of Austria. The cabinet was appointed by President Alexander Van der Bellen.[1]

Composition

Image Name Office Took office Party
Sebastian Kurz Chancellor of Austria 18 December 2017 ÖVP
Heinz-Christian Strache Vice-Chancellor of Austria
Minister of Civil Service and Sports		 18 December 2017 FPÖ
Hartwig Löger Minister of Finance 18 December 2017 Independent
(ÖVP nominated)
Herbert Kickl Minister of the Interior 18 December 2017 FPÖ
Karin Kneissl Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs 18 December 2017 Independent
(FPÖ nominated)
Josef Moser Minister of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice 18 December 2017 Independent
(ÖVP nominated)
Mario Kunasek Minister of Defence 18 December 2017 FPÖ
Heinz Faßmann Minister of Education, Science and Research 18 December 2017 Independent
(ÖVP nominated)
Beate Hartinger-Klein Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection 18 December 2017 FPÖ
Norbert Hofer Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology 18 December 2017 FPÖ
Elisabeth Köstinger Minister of Sustainability and Tourism 18 December 2017 ÖVP
Margarete Schramböck Minister of Digital and Economic Affairs 8 January 2018 ÖVP
Gernot Blümel Chancellery minister for the EU, Arts, Culture and Media 18 December 2017 ÖVP
Juliane Bogner-Strauß Chancellery minister for Women, Families and Youth 18 December 2017 ÖVP
Hubert Fuchs State secretary in the Ministry of Finance 18 December 2017 FPÖ
Karoline Edtstadler State secretary in the Ministry of the Interior 18 December 2017 ÖVP

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kurz Set to Become Austrian Chancellor, Backed by Nationalists". Bloomberg. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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