List of Chancellors of Austria

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This is a list of Chancellors of Austria since the establishment of that office in 1918.

List of officeholders (1918–present)

Political party:   SDAPÖ/SPÖ   CS /      ÖVP   VF   NSDAP   None

Chancellors of Austria during Interwar period

№ Chancellor
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Term of Office Political Party Cabinet
№ Coalition
1 Karl Renner
(1870–1950)		 30 October 1918 7 July 1920 Social Democratic Workers' Party 1
2
3		 SDAPÖ – CS – GDVP
2 Michael Mayr
(1864–1922)		 7 July 1920 20 November 1920 Christian Social Party 1 CS – SDAPÖ
20 November 1920 21 June 1921 2
3 Johann Schober
(1874–1932)		 21 June 1921 27 January 1922 non-partisan
(Beamter)		 1 CS – GDVP
27 January 1922 31 May 1922 2
4 Ignaz Seipel
(1876–1932)		 31 May 1922 20 November 1924 Christian Social Party 1
2
3		 CS – GDVP
5 Rudolf Ramek
(1881–1941)		 20 November 1924 20 October 1926 Christian Social Party 1
2		 CS – GDVP
(4) Ignaz Seipel
(1876–1932)		 20 October 1926 4 May 1929 Christian Social Party 4
5		 CS – GDVP – Landbund
6 Ernst Streeruwitz
(1874–1952)		 4 May 1929 26 September 1929 Christian Social Party 1 CS – Landbund
(3) Johann Schober
(1874–1932)		 26 September 1929 30 September 1930 non-partisan
(Beamter)		 3 CS
7 Carl Vaugoin
(1873–1949)		 30 September 1930 4 December 1930 Christian Social Party 1 CS
8 Otto Ender
(1875–1960)		 4 December 1930 20 June 1931 Christian Social Party 1 CS
9 Karl Buresch
(1878–1936)		 20 June 1931 20 May 1932 Christian Social Party 1
2		 CS – Landbund
10 Engelbert Dollfuss
(1892–1934)		 20 May 1932 21 September 1933 Christian Social Party 1 CS – Landbund – Heimatblock
(10) 21 September 1933 25 July 1934 Fatherland Front 2 Austrofascist Dictatorship
11 Kurt Schuschnigg
(1897–1977)		 29 July 1934 11 March 1938 Fatherland Front 1
2
3
4		 Austrofascist Dictatorship
12 Arthur Seyss-Inquart
(1892–1946)		 11 March 1938 13 March 1938 National Socialist German Workers' Party 1 National-Socialist Dictatorship

Austria annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938. Independence restored in 1945.

Chancellors of Austria after the end of World War II

№ Chancellor
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Term of Office Political Party Cabinet
№ Elected Coalition
(1) Karl Renner
(1870–1950)		 27 April 1945 20 December 1945 Socialist Party 4 — SPÖ – ÖVP – KPÖ
13 Leopold Figl
(1902–1965)		 20 December 1945 8 November 1949 People's Party 1 1945 ÖVP – SPÖ
8 November 1949 28 October 1952 2 1949
28 October 1952 2 April 1953 3 —
14 Julius Raab
(1891–1964)		 2 April 1953 29 June 1956 People's Party 1 1953 ÖVP – SPÖ
29 June 1956 16 July 1959 2 1956
16 July 1959 3 November 1960 3 1959
3 November 1960 11 April 1961 4 —
15 Alfons Gorbach
(1898–1972)		 11 April 1961 27 March 1963 People's Party 1 — ÖVP – SPÖ
27 March 1963 2 April 1964 2 1962
16 Josef Klaus
(1910–2001)		 2 April 1964 19 April 1966 People's Party 1 — ÖVP – SPÖ
19 April 1966 21 April 1970 2 1966 ÖVP
17 Bruno Kreisky
(1911–1990)		 21 April 1970 4 November 1971 Socialist Party 1 1970 SPÖ
4 November 1971 28 October 1975 2 1971
28 October 1975 5 June 1979 3 1975
5 June 1979 24 May 1983 4 1979
18 Fred Sinowatz
(1929–2008)		 24 May 1983 16 June 1986 Socialist Party 1 1983 SPÖ – FPÖ
19 Franz Vranitzky
(1937–)		 16 June 1986 21 January 1987 Social Democratic Party 1 — SPÖ – FPÖ
21 January 1987 17 December 1990 2 1986 SPÖ – ÖVP
17 December 1990 29 November 1994 3 1990
29 November 1994 12 March 1996 4 1994
12 March 1996 28 January 1997 5 1995
20 Viktor Klima
(1947–)		 28 January 1997 4 February 2000 Social Democratic Party 1 — SPÖ – ÖVP
21 Wolfgang Schüssel
(1945–)		 4 February 2000 28 February 2003 People's Party 1 1999 ÖVP – FPÖ
28 February 2003 11 January 2007 2 2002 ÖVP – FPÖ
until 17 April 2005;
ÖVP – BZÖ
22 Alfred Gusenbauer
(1960–)		 11 January 2007 2 December 2008 Social Democratic Party 1 2006 SPÖ – ÖVP
23 Werner Faymann
(1960–)		 2 December 2008 16 December 2013 Social Democratic Party 1 2008 SPÖ – ÖVP
16 December 2013 9 May 2016 2 2013
— Reinhold Mitterlehner
(1955–)
Acting Chancellor		 9 May 2016 17 May 2016 People's Party — SPÖ – ÖVP
24 Christian Kern
(1966–)		 17 May 2016 18 December 2017 Social Democratic Party 1 — SPÖ – ÖVP
25 Sebastian Kurz
(1986–)		 18 December 2017 Present People's Party 1 2017 ÖVP – FPÖ

Statistics

The median age at which a Chancellor first takes office is roughly 50 years, which falls between Viktor Klima and Christian Kern. The youngest person to become Chancellor was the incumbent, Sebastian Kurz, who took office at the age of 31 years, 113 days. The oldest person to become Chancellor was Karl Renner at the age of 74 years, 134 days.

The oldest living Chancellor is Franz Vranitzky, born 4 October 1937 (aged 81 years, 9 days). The youngest living former Chancellor is Christian Kern, born 4 January 1966 (aged 52 years, 282 days). The youngest living Chancellor is the incumbent, Sebastian Kurz, born 27 August 1986 (aged 32 years, 47 days).

The longest lived Chancellor was Josef Klaus, who died 26 July 2001 at the age of 90 years, 345 days. Franz Vranitzky, the oldest living Chancellor, will tie Klaus if he lives to 14 September 2028. The shortest lived Chancellor was Engelbert Dollfuß, who died 25 July 1934 at the age of 41 years, 294 days.

# Federal Chancellor Date of birth Age at ascension
(first term)		 Time in office
(total)		 Age at retirement
(last term)		 Date of death Longevity
1 Karl Renner 14 December 1870 47 years, 308 days 2 years, 135 days 75 years, 6 days 31 December 1950 80 years, 17 days
2 Michael Mayr 10 April 1864 56 years, 88 days 349 days 57 years, 72 days 21 May 1922 58 years, 41 days
3 Johann Schober 14 November 1874 46 years, 219 days 1 year,  347 days 55 years, 320 days 19 August 1932 57 years, 279 days
4 Walter Breisky 8 July 1871 50 years, 202 days 1 day  50 years, 203 days 25 September 1944 73 years, 79 days
5 Ignaz Seipel 19 July 1876 45 years, 316 days 5 years, 6 days 52 years, 289 days 2 August 1932 56 years, 14 days
6 Rudolf Ramek 12 April 1881 43 years, 222 days 1 year,  334 days 45 years, 191 days 24 July 1941 60 years, 103 days
7 Ernst Streeruwitz 23 September 1874 54 years, 223 days 145 days 55 years, 3 days 19 October 1952 78 years, 26 days
8 Carl Vaugoin 8 July 1873 57 years, 84 days 65 days 57 years, 149 days 10 June 1949 75 years, 337 days
9 Otto Ender 24 December 1875 54 years, 345 days 199 days 55 years, 179 days 25 June 1960 84 years, 184 days
10 Karl Buresch 12 October 1878 52 years, 252 days 335 days 53 years, 221 days 16 September 1936 57 years, 340 days
11 Engelbert Dollfuß 4 October 1892 39 years, 229 days 2 years, 65 days 41 years, 294 days 25 July 1934 41 years, 294 days
12 Kurt Schuschnigg 14 December 1897 36 years, 227 days 3 years, 225 days 40 years, 87 days 18 November 1977 79 years, 339 days
13 Arthur Seyß-Inquart 22 July 1892 45 years, 232 days 2 days 45 years, 234 days 16 October 1946 54 years, 86 days
14 Leopold Figl 2 October 1902 43 years, 79 days 7 years, 103 days 50 years, 182 days 9 May 1965 62 years, 219 days
15 Julius Raab 29 November 1891 61 years, 124 days 8 years,   9 days 69 years, 133 days 8 January 1964 72 years, 40 days
16 Alfons Gorbach 2 September 1898 62 years, 221 days 2 years, 357 days 65 years, 213 days 31 July 1972 73 years, 333 days
17 Josef Klaus 15 August 1910 53 years, 231 days 6 years, 19 days 59 years, 249 days 25 July 2001 90 years, 344 days
18 Bruno Kreisky 22 January 1911 59 years, 89 days 13 years, 33 days 72 years, 122 days 29 July 1990 79 years, 188 days
19 Fred Sinowatz 5 February 1929 54 years, 108 days 3 year, 23 days 57 years, 131 days 11 August 2008 79 years, 188 days
20 Franz Vranitzky 4 October 1937 48 years, 255 days 10 years, 226 days 59 years, 116 days Living 81 years, 9 days (Living)
21 Viktor Klima 4 June 1947 49 years, 238 days 3 years, 7 days 52 years, 247 days Living 71 years, 131 days (Living)
22 Wolfgang Schüssel 7 June 1945 54 years, 242 days 6 years, 341 days 61 years, 218 days Living 73 years, 128 days (Living)
23 Alfred Gusenbauer 8 February 1960 46 years, 337 days 1 year,  326 days 48 years, 298 days Living 58 years, 247 days (Living)
24 Werner Faymann 4 May 1960 48 years, 212 days 7 years, 159 days 56 years, 5 days Living 58 years, 162 days (Living)
25 Christian Kern 4 January 1966 50 years, 134 days 1 year,  215 days 51 years, 348 days Living 52 years, 282 days (Living)
26 Sebastian Kurz 27 August 1986 31 years, 113 days 299 days (Ongoing) Incumbent Living 32 years, 47 days (Living)

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