Second Renner government

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Renner II
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2nd Government of Austria
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Date formed15 March 1919 (1919-03-15)
Date dissolved17 October 1919 (1919-10-17)
People and organisations
Head of government Karl Renner
Deputy head of government Jodok Fink
Total no. of ministers11
Member parties SDAP
CS
History
Election(s) 1919
Predecessor First Renner government
Successor Third Renner government

The Second government of Karl Renner was short lived Austrian provisional government, formed shortly after the World War I. [1] It was sworn in on 15 March 1919. It succeeded the First Renner government, which had resigned on 3 March 1919, but had continued at the request of the State Council until the election. It was replaced with the Third Renner government.

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Composition

Some of the members were carryover from the First Renner government, and some continued into the Third Renner government.

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Chancellor   Karl Renner 30 October 19187 July 1920 SDAPÖ
Vice-Chancellor   Jodok Fink 15 March 191926 March 1920 CS
State Secretary of Justice   Richard Bratusch  [ de ]15 March 191917 October 1919 CS
State Secretary of Finance   Josef Schumpeter  [ de ]15 March 191917 October 1919 Independent
State Secretary of Agriculture   Josef Stöckler  [ de ]15 March 191917 October 1919 CS
State Secretary of Commerce, Industry and Construction   Johann Zerdik  [ de ]15 March 191917 October 1919 CS
State Secretary of Social Affairs   Ferdinand Hanusch 15 March 191922 October 1920 SDAPÖ
State Secretary of Foreign Affairs   Otto Bauer 21 November 191826 July 1919 SDAPÖ
  Karl Renner 26 July 191922 October 1920 SDAPÖ
State Secretary of the Army   Julius Deutsch 15 March 191922 October 1920 SDAPÖ
State Secretary of Health  Johann Löwenfeld-Ruß  [ de ]30 October 19187 July 1920 Independent
State Secretary of Transport   Ludwig Paul  [ de ]15 March 19191 July 1920 Independent

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References

  1. "Renner II 1919". parlgov.org. Retrieved 31 March 2019.