List of ministers of justice (Austria)

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Minister of Justice
Justizminister
Austria Bundesadler.svg
2018 Alma Zadic (39729494940) (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Alma Zadić
since 7 January 2020
Ministry of Justice
Style Mr. Federal minister
(formal)
Member of Federal Government
Council of Ministers
Nominator Political parties
AppointerThe President
on advice of the Chancellor
Constituting instrument Constitution of Austria
First holderJulius Rollerr
First Republic
Website Official website

The minister of justice of Austria (German : Justizminister) heads the Ministry of Justice.

Contents

Ministers

First Republic

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyGovernment
Took officeLeft office [lower-alpha 1] Time in office
State Secretariat of Justice
(Staatsamt für Justiz)
1
Julius Roller (1862-1946).jpg
Julius Roller  [ de ]
(1862–1946)
30 October 191815 March 1919136 days Independent Renner I Cabinet
2
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Richard Bratusch  [ de ]
(1861–1949)
15 March 191917 October 1919216 days Independent Renner II Cabinet
3
Rudolf Ramek Svenska Dagbladets arsbok 1924.png
Rudolf Ramek
(1881–1941)
17 October 191924 June 1920251 days CS Renner III Cabinet
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Matthias Eldersch
(1869–1931)
Acting
24 June 19207 July 192013 days SDAPÖ Renner III Cabinet
(1)
Julius Roller (1862-1946).jpg
Julius Roller  [ de ]
(1862–1946)
7 July 192020 November 1920136 days Independent Mayr I Cabinet
Ministry of Justice
(Bundesministerium für Justiz)
4
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Rudolf Paltauf  [ de ]
(1862–1936)
20 November 192031 May 19221 year, 192 days Independent Mayr II Cabinet
Schober I Cabinet
Breisky Cabinet
Schober II Cabinet
5
Leopold Weber (1875-1945).jpg
Leopold Waber
(1875–1945)
31 May 192217 April 1923321 days GDVP Seipel I Cabinet
WP Felix Frank.jpg
Felix Frank
(1876–1957)
Acting
17 April 192320 November 19241 year, 217 days GDVP Seipel II CabinetIII
(5)
Leopold Weber (1875-1945).jpg
Leopold Waber
(1875–1945)
20 November 192420 October 19261 year, 334 days GDVP Ramek I CabinetII
6
Franz Dinghofer.jpg
Franz Dinghofer
(1873–1956)
20 October 19264 July 19281 year, 258 days GDVP Seipel IV CabinetV
Wenzl Weis - Ignaz Seipel.jpg
Ignaz Seipel
(1876–1932)
Acting
4 July 19286 July 19282 days CS Seipel V Cabinet
7
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Franz Slama  [ de ]
(1885–1938)
6 July 192830 September 19302 years, 86 days GDVP Seipel V Cabinet
Streeruwitz Cabinet
Schober III Cabinet
8
Government of Seyss-Inquart (Franz Hueber).jpg
Franz Hueber  [ de ]
(1894–1981)
30 September 19304 December 193065 days Heimatblock Vaugoin Cabinet
9
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Hans Schürff  [ de ]
(1875–1939)
4 December 193030 May 1931177 days GDVP Ender Cabinet
Johann Schober LCCN2014717946.jpg
Johann Schober
(1874–1932)
Acting
30 May 193120 June 193121 days Independent Ender Cabinet
(9)
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Hans Schürff  [ de ]
(1875–1939)
20 June 193129 January 1932223 days GDVP Buresch I Cabinet
10
Kurt von Schuschnigg - Fritz Knozer (cropped).jpg
Kurt Schuschnigg
(1897–1977)
29 January 193210 July 19342 years, 162 days GDVP
VF
Buresch II Cabinet
Dollfuss I CabinetII
11
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Egon Berger-Waldenegg  [ de ]
(1880–1960)
10 July 193417 October 19351 year, 99 days Heimatblock Dollfuss II Cabinet
Schuschnigg I Cabinet
12
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Robert Winterstein  [ de ]
(1874–1940)
17 October 193514 May 1936210 days VF Schuschnigg I Cabinet
13
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Hans Hammerstein-Equord  [ de ]
(1881–1947)
14 May 19363 November 1936173 days VF Schuschnigg II Cabinet
14
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Adolf Pilz  [ de ]
(1877–1947)
3 November 193616 February 19381 year, 105 days VF Schuschnigg III Cabinet
15
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Ludwig Adamovich  [ de ]
(1890–1955)
16 February 193811 March 193823 days VF Schuschnigg IV Cabinet
(8)
Government of Seyss-Inquart (Franz Hueber).jpg
Franz Hueber  [ de ]
(1894–1981)
11 March 193813 March 19382 days NSDAP Seyss-Inquart Cabinet

Second Republic

No.PortraitName
(Born-Died)
TermPolitical PartyGovernment
Took officeLeft office [lower-alpha 1] Duration
State Secretariat of Justice
(Staatsamt für Justiz)
1
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Josef Gerö  [ de ]
(1896–1954)
27 April 194520 December 1945237 days Independent Renner IV Cabinet
Minister of Justice
(Bundesminister für Justiz)
1
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Josef Gerö  [ de ]
(1896–1954)
20 December 19458 November 19493 years, 323 days Independent Figl I Cabinet
2
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Otto Tschadek  [ de ]
(1904–1969)
8 November 194916 September 19522 years, 313 days SPÖ Figl II Cabinet
(1)
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Josef Gerö  [ de ]
(1896–1954)
16 September 195230 December 19542 years, 105 days Independent Figl II CabinetII
Raab I Cabinet
3
Adolf Scharf 1961.jpg
Adolf Schärf
(1890–1965)
30 December 195417 January 195518 days SPÖ Raab I Cabinet
4
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Hans Kapfer  [ de ]
(1903–1992)
17 January 195529 June 19561 year, 164 days Independent Raab I Cabinet
(2)
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Otto Tschadek  [ de ]
(1904–1969)
29 June 195623 June 19603 years, 360 days SPÖ Raab II CabinetII
5
Oesterreichische Bundesregierung - Kabinett Kreisky I (Christian Broda).jpg
Christian Broda
(1916–1987)
23 June 196019 April 19665 years, 300 days SPÖ Raab III CabinetII
Gorbach I CabinetII
Klaus I Cabinet
6
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Hans Klecatsky  [ de ]
(1916–1987)
19 April 196621 April 19704 years, 2 days Independent Klaus II Cabinet
(5)
Oesterreichische Bundesregierung - Kabinett Kreisky I (Christian Broda).jpg
Christian Broda
(1916–1987)
21 April 197024 May 198313 years, 33 days SPÖ Kreisky I CabinetIIIIIIV
7
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Harald Ofner
(born 1932)
24 May 198321 January 19873 years, 242 days FPÖ Sinowatz Cabinet
Vranitzky I Cabinet
8
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Egmont Foregger
(1922–2007)
21 January 198717 December 19903 years, 330 days Independent Vranitzky II Cabinet
9
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Nikolaus Michalek  [ de ]
(born 1940)
17 December 19904 February 20009 years, 49 days Independent Vranitzky III CabinetIIIII
Klima Cabinet
10
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Michael Krüger  [ de ]
(born 1955)
4 February 200029 February 200025 days FPÖ Schüssel I Cabinet
11
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Dieter Böhmdorfer  [ de ]
(born 1943)
2 March 200025 June 20044 years, 115 days Independent Schüssel I CabinetII
12
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Karin Gastinger
(born 1964)
25 June 200411 January 20072 years, 200 days BZÖ Schüssel II Cabinet
13
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Maria Berger
(born 1956)
11 January 20072 December 20081 year, 326 days SPÖ Gusenbauer Cabinet
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Johannes Hahn
(born 1957)
Acting
2 December 200815 January 200944 days ÖVP Faymann I Cabinet
14
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Claudia Bandion-Ortner
(born 1966)
15 January 200921 April 20112 years, 96 days Independent Faymann I Cabinet
15
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Beatrix Karl
(born 1967)
21 April 201116 December 20132 years, 239 days ÖVP Faymann I Cabinet
16
Wolfgang Brandstetter VfGH.jpg
Wolfgang Brandstetter
(born 1957)
16 December 201318 December 20174 years, 2 days Independent Faymann II Cabinet
Kern Cabinet
17
Josef Moser (4741871116).jpg
Josef Moser
(born 1955)
18 December 20178 January 201821 days Independent Kurz I Cabinet
Minister of Constitutional Affairs, Reform, Deregulation, and Justice
(Bundesminister für Verfassung, Reformen, Deregulierung und Justiz)
17
Josef Moser (4741871116).jpg
Josef Moser
(born 1955)
8 January 20183 June 20191 year, 146 days Independent Kurz I Cabinet
18
2019 Clemens Jabloner (48000407036) (cropped).jpg
Clemens Jabloner
(born 1948)
3 June 20197 January 2020218 days Independent Bierlein Cabinet
19
2018 Alma Zadic (39729494940) (cropped).jpg
Alma Zadić
(born 1984)
7 January 202029 January 202022 days Greens Kurz II Cabinet
Minister of Justice
(Bundesminister für Justiz)
19
2018 Alma Zadic (39729494940) (cropped).jpg
Alma Zadić
(born 1984)
29 January 2020Incumbent4 years, 187 days Greens Kurz II Cabinet

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Based on when the successor took office

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