Chair of the Austrian People's Party

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Chairman of the People's Party
Bundesparteivorsitzender der Volkspartei
Logo of the People's Party
Incumbent
Karl Nehammer
since 3 December 2021
Status Party leader
Appointer Bundesparteitag
Term length No term limit
Constituting instrument Party statutes
Website www .oevp .at

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

List of officeholders [ edit ]

Portrait Name Took office Left office Notes Chancellor Ref.
Leopold Figl 17 April 1945 2 April 1953 Himself ( OVP ) [2] [3]
Julius Raab 2 April 1953 11 April 1961 Himself ( OVP ) [4]
Alfons Gorbach 11 April 1961 2 April 1964 Himself ( OVP ) [5]
Josef Klaus 2 April 1964 21 April 1970 Himself ( OVP ) [6]
Hermann Withalm 21 April 1970 5 June 1971 Bruno Kreisky ( SPO )
Karl Schleinzer 5 June 1971 19 July 1975
Josef Taus 19 July 1975 7 July 1979
Alois Mock 7 July 1979 24 April 1989 Bruno Kreisky ( SPO )
Fred Sinowatz ( SPO )
Franz Vranitzky ( SPO )
[7]
Josef Riegler 24 April 1989 2 July 1991 Franz Vranitzky ( SPO )
Erhard Busek 2 July 1991 22 April 1995 [8]
Wolfgang Schussel 22 April 1995 21 April 2007 Franz Vranitzky ( SPO )
Viktor Klima ( SPO )
Himself ( OVP )
Alfred Gusenbauer ( SPO )
[9]
Wilhelm Molterer 21 April 2007 28 November 2008 Alfred Gusenbauer ( SPO ) [10]
Josef Proll 28 November 2008 20 May 2011 Alfred Gusenbauer ( SPO )
Werner Faymann ( SPO )
[11]
Michael Spindelegger 20 May 2011 26 August 2014 Werner Faymann ( SPO ) [12]
Reinhold Mitterlehner 8 November 2014 15 May 2017 Werner Faymann ( SPO )
Himself ( OVP )
Christian Kern ( SPO )
[13]
Sebastian Kurz 15 May 2017 3 December 2021 Christian Kern ( SPO )
Himself ( OVP )
Brigitte Bierlein ( Independent Bierlein Government )
Himself ( OVP )
Alexander Schallenberg ( OVP )
[14]
Karl Nehammer 3 December 2021 Present Himself ( OVP ) [15]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Die Geschichte der Volkspartei" . www.dieneuevolkspartei.at (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-09-29 . Retrieved 2018-12-19 .
  2. ^ "Figl, Leopold" . Austria-Forum (in German) . Retrieved 2018-12-20 .
  3. ^ "PK-Nr. 666/2002" . www.parlament.gv.at . Retrieved 2018-12-20 .
  4. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "Top drawer" . Politico . 1998-07-22 . Retrieved 2018-12-20 .
  10. ^ "Cablegate: Who's Who in the Gusenbauer Cabinet" . www.scoop.co.nz . Retrieved 2018-12-20 .
  11. ^ " "Fur meine Gesundheit": Proll legt alle Amter nieder" . news.ORF.at (in German). 2011-04-13 . Retrieved 2018-12-20 .
  12. ^ "The quiet Austrian" . Politico . 2011-05-11 . 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 .
  15. ^ Eder, Marton (2021-12-03). "Austria Gets Another Leader as Political Turmoil, Covid Rage" . Bloomberg . Retrieved 2021-12-14 .