Chair of the Austrian People's Party

Chairman of the People's Party
Bundesparteivorsitzender der Volkspartei
Logo of the People's Party
Incumbent Christian Stocker Acting   since 5 January 2025
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

Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes	Chancellor	Ref.
	Leopold Figl	17 April 1945	2 April 1953		Himself (ÖVP)	[2] [3]
	Julius Raab	2 April 1953	11 April 1961		Himself (ÖVP)	[4]
	Alfons Gorbach	11 April 1961	2 April 1964		Himself (ÖVP)	[5]
	Josef Klaus	2 April 1964	21 April 1970		Himself (ÖVP)	[6]
	Hermann Withalm	21 April 1970	5 June 1971		Bruno Kreisky (SPÖ)
	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 (SPÖ) Fred Sinowatz (SPÖ) Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ)	[7]
	Josef Riegler	24 April 1989	2 July 1991		Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ)
	Erhard Busek	2 July 1991	22 April 1995			[8]
	Wolfgang Schüssel	22 April 1995	21 April 2007		Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ) Viktor Klima (SPÖ) Himself (ÖVP) Alfred Gusenbauer (SPÖ)	[9]
	Wilhelm Molterer	21 April 2007	28 November 2008		Alfred Gusenbauer (SPÖ)	[10]
	Josef Pröll	28 November 2008	20 May 2011		Alfred Gusenbauer (SPÖ) Werner Faymann (SPÖ)	[11]
	Michael Spindelegger	20 May 2011	26 August 2014		Werner Faymann (SPÖ)	[12]
	Reinhold Mitterlehner	8 November 2014	15 May 2017		Werner Faymann (SPÖ) Himself (ÖVP) Christian Kern (SPÖ)	[13]
	Sebastian Kurz	15 May 2017	3 December 2021		Christian Kern (SPÖ) Himself (ÖVP) Brigitte Bierlein (Independent Bierlein Government) Himself (ÖVP) Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP)	[14]
	Karl Nehammer	3 December 2021	5 January 2025		Himself (ÖVP)	[15]
	Christian Stocker	5 January 2025		Acting Leader	Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) Himself (ÖVP)

References

1. "Die Geschichte der Volkspartei". 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. ""Für meine Gesundheit": Pröll legt alle Ämter 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.