Austrian Chancellors and Presidents

This list is comprised of Austrian Chancellors and Presidents. The positions were established in 1919 upon the formation of the First Austrian Republic. The Chancellor (German Bundeskanzler) is the head of the government, while the President (Bundespräsident) is the official head of state.
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NameYearsTypeOther Names
Adolf Schärf1957-1965president
Alexander Schallenberg2021chancellor(Georg, Nicolas)
Alexander Van der Bellen2017-president
Alfons Gorbach1961-1964chancellor
Alfred Gusenbauer2007-2008chancellor
Arthur Seyss-Inquart1938chancellor
Brigitte Bierlein2019-2020chancellor
Bruno Kreisky1970-1983chancellor
Carl Vaugoin1930chancellor
Christian Kern2016-2017chancellor
Engelbert Dollfuss1932-1934chancellor
Ernst Streeruwitz1929chancellor
Franz Jonas1965-1974president(Josef)
Franz Vranitzky1986-1997chancellor
Fred Sinowatz1983-1986chancellor(Alfred)
Heinz Fischer2004-2016president
Ignaz Seipel1922-1924; 1926-1929chancellor
Johann Schober1921-1922; 1922; 1929-1930chancellor
Josef Klaus1964-1970chancellor
Julius Raab1953-1961chancellor
Karl Buresch1931-1932chancellor
Karl Nehammer2021-chancellor
Karl Renner1918-1920; 1945; 1945-1950chancellor; president
Karl Seitz1919-1920president(Josef)
Kurt Schuschnigg1934-1938chancellor(Alois, Josef, Johann)
Kurt Waldheim1986-1992president(Josef)
Leopold Figl1945-1953chancellor
Michael Hainisch1920-1928president(Arthur, Josef, Jakob)
Michael Mayr1920-1921chancellor
Otto Ender1930-1931chancellor
Reinhold Mitterlehner2016chancellor
Rudolf Kirchschläger1974-1986president
Rudolf Ramek1924-1926chancellor
Sebastian Kurz2017-2019; 2020-2021chancellor
Theodor Körner1951-1957president
Thomas Klestil1992-2004president
Viktor Klima1997-2000chancellor
Walter Breisky1922chancellor
Werner Faymann2008-2016chancellor
Wilhelm Miklas1928-1938president
Wolfgang Schüssel2000-2007chancellor