List of chairpersons of the Austrian People's Party

This is a list of chairpersons of the Austrian People's Party.[1]

Chairman of the People's Party
Bundesparteivorsitzender der Volkspartei
Logo of the People's Party
Incumbent
Sebastian Kurz
since 15 May 2017
StatusParty leader
AppointerBundesparteitag
Term lengthNo term limit
Constituting instrumentParty statutes
Websitewww.oevp.at

List of officeholders
Portrait Name Took office Left office Notes Chancellor Ref.
Leopold Figl 1945 1953 [2][3]
Julius Raab 1953 11 April 1961 [4]
Alfons Gorbach 11 April 1961 1964 [5]
Josef Klaus 1964 1970 [6]
Hermann Withalm 1970 1972
Karl Schleinzer 1972 1975
Josef Taus 1975 1979
Alois Mock 7 July 1979 1989 [7]
Josef Riegler 1989 1991
Erhard Busek 1991 22 April 1995 [8]
Wolfgang Schüssel 22 April 1995 21 April 2007 [9]
Wilhelm Molterer 21 April 2007 28 November 2008 [10]
Josef Pröll 28 November 2008 20 May 2011 [11]
Michael Spindelegger 20 May 2011 26 August 2014 [12]
Reinhold Mitterlehner 8 November 2014 15 May 2017 [13]
Sebastian Kurz 15 May 2017 Present Christian Kern (SPÖ)
Himself		 [14]

References
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  2. https://austria-forum.org, Austria-Forum |. "Figl, Leopold". Austria-Forum (in German). Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  3. "PK-Nr. 666/2002". www.parlament.gv.at. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  4. https://austria-forum.org, Austria-Forum |. "Raab, Julius". Austria-Forum (in German). Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  5. "Wiener Zeitung - Alfons Gorbach". 2002-02-11. Archived from the original on 2002-02-11. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  6. https://austria-forum.org, Austria-Forum |. "Klaus, Josef". Austria-Forum (in German). Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  7. "Alois Mock dies; aided end of Iron Curtain". Newsday. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  8. "Dr. Erhard Busek, Biografie". www.parlament.gv.at. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  9. Voice, European (1998-07-22). "Top drawer". POLITICO. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  10. Tuesday; January 2007, 23; WikileaksRef: 07VIENNA147, 10:32 am Cable. "Cablegate: Who's Who in the Gusenbauer Cabinet | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2018-12-20.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ""Für meine Gesundheit": Pröll legt alle Ämter nieder". news.ORF.at (in German). 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  12. Voice, European (2011-05-11). "The quiet Austrian". POLITICO. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  13. Connolly, Kate (2016-05-09). "Faymann quits as Austrian chancellor following far right's election victory". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  14. Eddy, Melissa (2017-12-18). "Austria's New Government: A Mix of Far-Right, Pro-Europe and Youth". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
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