Vice-Chancellor of Austria

Austria

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Austria

Constitution Constitution of Austria Executive President (List) Heinz Fischer Federal Government Chancellor (List) Werner Faymann Vice-Chancellor Michael Spindelegger Cabinet Parliament Parliament/Federal Assembly National Council Federal Council Political parties Elections 2010 presidential 2008 legislative 2006 legislative 2004 presidential 2002 legislative 1999 legislative 1998 presidential Decentralized gov't States (Länder) Landtage Districts Foreign policy Foreign relations Politics of the European Union

Other countries · Atlas Politics portal view · talk · edit

In Austrian politics, the Vice-Chancellor (Vizekanzler) is a member of the federal government acting as a deputy to the Federal Chancellor.

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 Vice-Chancellors of Austria

Vice-Chancellors of the First Austrian Republic (1918-1938, here including the austro-fascist period from 1934-1938)
Name	Assumption of office	End of office period	Party
Jodok Fink	March 15, 1919	April 26, 1920	CS
Ferdinand Hanusch	July 7, 1920	October 22, 1920	SDAPÖ
Eduard Heinl	October 22, 1920	November 20, 1920	CS
Walter Breisky	November 20, 1920	May 30, 1922
Felix Frank	May 31, 1922	November 20, 1924	GDVP
Leopold Waber	November 20, 1924	October 20, 1926	GDVP
Franz Dinghofer	October 20, 1926	May 19, 1927	GDVP
Karl Hartleb	May 19, 1927	May 4, 1929	Landbund
Vinzenz Schumy	May 4, 1929	September 26, 1929	Landbund
Carl Vaugoin	September 26, 1929	September 30, 1930	CS
Richard Schmitz	September 30, 1930	December 4, 1930	CS
Johann Schober	December 4, 1930	January 29, 1932
Franz Winkler	January 29, 1932	September 21, 1933	Landbund
Emil Fey	September 21, 1933	May 1, 1934	Heimatblock
Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg	May 1, 1934	May 14, 1936	Heimatblock
Eduard Baar-Baarenfels	May 14, 1936	November 3, 1936	Heimatblock
Ludwig Hülgerth	November 3, 1936	March 11, 1938	VF
Edmund Glaise-Horstenau	March 11, 1938	March 13, 1938	NSDAP
Vice-Chancellors of the Second Austrian Republic (since 1945)
Name	Assumption of office	End of office period	Party
Adolf Schärf	December 20, 1945	May 22, 1957	SPÖ
Bruno Pittermann	May 22, 1957	April 19, 1966	SPÖ
Fritz Bock	April 19, 1966	January 19, 1968	ÖVP
Hermann Withalm	January 19, 1968	April 21, 1970	ÖVP
Rudolf Häuser	April 21, 1970	September 30, 1976	SPÖ
Hannes Androsch	October 1, 1976	January 20, 1981	SPÖ
Fred Sinowatz	January 20, 1981	May 24, 1983	SPÖ
Norbert Steger	May 24, 1983	January 21, 1987	FPÖ
Alois Mock	January 21, 1987	April 24, 1989	ÖVP
Josef Riegler	April 24, 1989	July 2, 1991	ÖVP
Erhard Busek	July 2, 1991	May 4, 1995	ÖVP
Wolfgang Schüssel	May 4, 1995	February 4, 2000	ÖVP
Susanne Riess-Passer	February 4, 2000	February 28, 2003	FPÖ
Herbert Haupt	February 28, 2003	October 21, 2003	FPÖ
Hubert Gorbach	October 21, 2003	January 11, 2007	FPÖ / BZÖ
Wilhelm Molterer	January 11, 2007	2 December 2008	ÖVP
Josef Pröll	2 December 2008	21 April 2011	ÖVP
Michael Spindelegger	21 April 2011	present	ÖVP