Politics in Austria reflects the dynamics of competition among multiple political parties, which led to the formation of a Conservative-Green coalition government for the first time in January 2020, following the snap elections of 29 September 2019, and the election of a former Green Party leader to the presidency in 2016.
The Austrian People's Party is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Austria.
Alfred Gusenbauer is an Austrian politician who until 2008 spent his entire professional life as an employee of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) or as a parliamentary representative. He headed the SPÖ from 2000 to 2008, and served as Chancellor of Austria from January 2007 to December 2008. Since then he has pursued a career as a consultant and lecturer, and as a member of supervisory boards of Austrian companies.
Ursula Plassnik is an Austrian diplomat and politician. She was Foreign Minister of Austria between October 2004 and December 2008. She has served as the Austrian ambassador to Switzerland from 2016 to 2021.
Maria Berger is an Austrian politician and currently Judge at the European Court of Justice. She previously served as a Member of the European Parliament and Austria's Minister of Justice.
Legislative elections were held in Austria on 1 October 2006 to elect the 23rd National Council, the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament.
Wilhelm Molterer is an Austrian politician who currently serves as the Managing Director of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI). Between 2011 and 2015 he was the Vice-President and member of the Management Committee of the European Investment Bank (EIB). Before joining the EIB, he was Member of the Austrian Parliament. He has been Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister of Austria and chairman of the conservative Austrian People's Party.
The following lists events that happened during 2007 in Austria.
Maria Theresia Fekter is an Austrian politician (ÖVP) and was the Austrian Minister of Finance between 2011 and 2013. Before that, she was Minister of the Interior.
Werner Faymann is an Austrian former politician who was Chancellor of Austria and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) from 2008 to 2016. On 9 May 2016, he resigned from both positions amid widening criticism within his party.
The Shadow Ministry of Brendan Nelson was the opposition Coalition shadow ministry of Australia from December 2007 to September 2008, opposing Kevin Rudd's Australian Labor Party ministry.
Diplomatic relations have existed between the Argentina and the Austria for decades. Both nations are members of the United Nations.
Günther Platter is an Austrian politician (ÖVP) and is the current governor of Tyrol after his predecessor Herwig van Staa. Before becoming governor, Platter served as interior minister and as Minister of Defence in the cabinets of Gusenbauer and Schüssel. 28 February 2003.
Doris Bures is an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) who serves as the Second President of the Austrian National Council. From September 2014 to November 2017, she was its President. She served as Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology from 2008 to 2014.
Martin Bartenstein is an Austrian businessman and politician who held different cabinet portfolios between 1995 and 2008. He is a member of the Austrian People's Party.
Andreas Schieder is an Austrian politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.
This is a list of chairpersons of the Austrian People's Party.
Christine Marek is an Austrian politician who served as state secretary of the Ministry of Economy and Labour from January 2007 to November 2010 under the Gusenbauer cabinet. Additionally, she was the first woman to serve as chair of the Viennese People's Party.
Andrea Kdolsky is an Austrian physician and retired politician who was Minister for Health, Family and Youth in the Gusenbauer government.
Heidrun Silhavy is an Austrian politician who was Minister for Women, Media and Public Service in 2008.
