Schallenberg government

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Schallenberg government
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34th Cabinet of Austria
Alexander Schallenberg (51029203647).jpg
Schallenberg in 2021
Date formed11 October 2021 (2021-10-11)
Date dissolved6 December 2021
People and organisations
Appointed by Alexander Van der Bellen
Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg
Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler
Member parties People's Party
The Greens
Status in legislature Majority (coalition)
97 / 183(53%)




No. of ministers 15
Opposition parties Social Democratic Party
Freedom Party
NEOS
Opposition leader Pamela Rendi-Wagner
History
Election(s) 2019 legislative election
Predecessor Second Kurz government
Successor Nehammer government

The Schallenberg government (German : Bundesregierung Schallenberg) was sworn in as the 34th Government of Austria on 11 October 2021.

Contents

When Sebastian Kurz announced his resignation on 9 October 2021, the Austrian People's Party proposed to continue the coalition with The Greens with Alexander Schallenberg as chancellor. The Schallenberg government was sworn in by the president Alexander Van der Bellen on 11 October 2021. [1]

Composition

The cabinet consisted of:

PortraitNameOfficeTook officeLeft officePartyFederal Home State

Chancellery

Alexander Schallenberg (51029203647).jpg Alexander Schallenberg Chancellor of Austria [lower-alpha 1] 11 October 20216 December 2021 ÖVP (Born abroad)
Werner Kogler 2013.jpg Werner Kogler Vice-Chancellor of Austria
Minister for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport
7 January 2020 Greens Flag of Styria (state).svg  Styria

Chancellery ministers

2020 Susanne Raab Ministerrat am 8.1.2020 (49351571192) (cropped) (cropped).jpg Susanne Raab Chancellery minister for Women and Integration 7 January 2020 ÖVP Flag of Upper Austria (state).svg  Upper Austria
Minister for Women, Family, Youth and Integration1 February 2021
Karoline Edtstadler (cropped) (cropped).jpg Karoline Edtstadler Chancellery minister for the EU and Constitution7 January 2020 ÖVP Flag of Salzburg (state).svg  Salzburg

Ministers

2018 Gernot Blumel (39502202725) (cropped).jpg Gernot Blümel Minister of Finance 7 January 20206 December 2021 ÖVP Flag of Wien (state).svg  Vienna
Heinz Fassmann, Austrian Minister of Education - 2018 (46171295532) (cropped).jpg Heinz Faßmann Minister of Education, Science, and Research 7 January 20206 December 2021 Independent
(ÖVP nominated)
(Born abroad)
2020 Leonore Gewessler Ministerrat am 8.1.2020 (49351367291) (cropped) (cropped).jpg Leonore Gewessler Minister of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology [lower-alpha 2] 7 January 2020 Greens Flag of Styria (state).svg  Styria
2021 Martin Kocher (50958944386) (cropped) (cropped).jpg Martin Kocher Minister of Labour 11 January 2021 ÖVP Flag of Salzburg (state).svg  Salzburg
Elisabeth Kostinger (2014) (cropped).jpg Elisabeth Köstinger Minister of Agriculture, Regions, and Tourism 7 January 2020 ÖVP Flag of Carinthia (state).svg  Carinthia
Michael Linhart ubernimmt Amt des Generalsekretars im Aussenministerium (8677243561).jpg Michael Linhart Minister for European and International Affairs 11 October 20216 December 2021 ÖVP (Born abroad)
2021 Wolfgang Muckstein (51115921585) (cropped).jpg Wolfgang Mückstein Minister of Social Affairs, Health, Care, and Consumer Protection 19 April 2021 Greens Flag of Wien (state).svg  Vienna
2020 Karl Nehammer Ministerrat am 8.1.2020 (49351366976) (cropped) (cropped).jpg Karl Nehammer Minister of the Interior 7 January 20206 December 2021 ÖVP Flag of Wien (state).svg  Vienna
2015 Margarete Schrambock (17126313616).jpg Margarete Schramböck Minister of Digital and Economic Affairs 7 January 2020 ÖVP Flag of Tirol (state).svg  Tyrol
WahlNO2013 Klaudia Tanner 5209.jpg Klaudia Tanner Minister of Defence 7 January 2020 ÖVP Flag of Lower Austria (state).svg  Lower Austria
2020 Alma Zadic Ministerrat am 8.1.2020 (49351570467) (cropped) (cropped).jpg Alma Zadić Minister of Justice 7 January 2020 Greens (Born abroad)

State secretaries

Magnus Brunner.jpg Magnus Brunner State secretary in the Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology [lower-alpha 2] 7 January 20206 December 2021 ÖVP Flag of Vorarlberg (state).svg  Vorarlberg
2015 Andrea Ecker, Andrea Mayer (16624734754) (cropped).jpg Andrea Mayer State secretary in the Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport 20 May 2020 Independent
(Greens nominated)
Flag of Lower Austria (state).svg  Lower Austria

See also

Notes

  1. Also responsible for Media agendas
  2. 1 2 The ministry also holds the agenda responsibilities of Infrastructure.

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References

  1. "AVISO: Morgen, 13:00 Uhr: Ernennung und Angelobung von Bundeskanzler Alexander Schallenberg durch Bundespräsident Alexander Van der Bellen". ots.at (in German). 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.