Vice-Chancellor of Austria

Vice-Chancellor of the Republic of Austria
Vizekanzler der Republik Österreich
Coat of arms of Austria
Flag of Austria
Incumbent Andreas Babler since 3 March 2025
Executive branch of the Government of Austria
Style	Mr Vice-Chancellor (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of	Cabinet
Seat	Vienna
Nominator	Chancellor of Austria
Appointer	President of Austria
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Austria
Formation	15 March 1919;106 years ago (1919-03-15)
First holder	Jodok Fink
Website	www.bmoeds.gv.at

The vice-chancellor of Austria is a member of the Government of Austria and is the deputy to the Chancellor. It is functionally equivalent to a deputy prime minister in other countries with parliamentary systems.

The current vice-chancellor is Andreas Babler of the Social Democratic Party, since 3 March 2025. ^[1]

Description of the office

Art. 69(2) of the Constitution of Austria states:

The Vice-Chancellor stands in for the Federal Chancellor in his complete field of functions. If both Federal Chancellor and Vice Chancellor are hindered, the Federal President appoints a member of the government to represent the Federal Chancellor.

In practice, the Vice-Chancellor is normally the leading member of the junior party within the current coalition government, frequently the party chairman. If only one party is represented in the government, the Vice Chancellor is often the Chancellor's presumed successor.

List of officeholders (1919–present)

Vice-chancellors of Austria during the Interwar period

Further information: Republic of German-Austria, First Austrian Republic, and Federal State of Austria

No.	Portrait	Vice-Chancellor	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Chancellor
1		Fink, Jodok Jodok Fink (1853–1929)	15 March 1919	26 March 1920	1 year, 11 days	CS	Renner, Karl Karl Renner  (SDAPÖ)
2		Hanusch, Ferdinand Ferdinand Hanusch (1866–1926)	7 July 1920	22 October 1920	210 days	SPÖ	Mayr, Michael Michael Mayr  (CS)
3		Heinl, Eduard Eduard Heinl (1880–1957)	22 October 1920	20 November 1920	29 days	CS	Mayr, Michael Michael Mayr  (CS)
4		Breisky, Walter Walter Breisky (1871–1944)	20 November 1920	30 May 1922	1 year, 191 days	CS	Mayr, Michael Michael Mayr  (CS) Johannes Schober  (Ind) Himself (CS) Johannes Schober  (Ind)
5		Frank, Felix Felix Frank (1876–1957)	31 May 1922	20 November 1924	2 years, 173 days	GDVP	Seipel, Ignaz Ignaz Seipel  (CS)
6		Waber, Leopold Leopold Waber (1875–1945)	20 November 1924	20 October 1926	1 year, 334 days	GDVP	Ramek, Rudolf Rudolf Ramek  (CS)
7		Dinghofer, Franz Franz Dinghofer (1873–1956)	20 October 1926	19 May 1927	211 days	GDVP	Seipel, Ignaz Ignaz Seipel  (CS)
8		Hartleb, Karl Karl Hartleb  [ de ] (1886–1965)	19 May 1927	4 May 1929	1 year, 350 days	Landbund	Seipel, Ignaz Ignaz Seipel  (CS)
9		Schumy, Vinzenz Vinzenz Schumy  [ de ] (1878–1962)	4 May 1929	26 September 1929	145 days	Landbund	Streeruwitz, Ernst Ernst Streeruwitz  (CS)
10		Vaugoin, Carl Carl Vaugoin (1873–1949)	26 September 1929	30 September 1930	1 year, 4 days	CS	Schober, Johannes Johannes Schober  (Ind)
11		Schmitz, Richard Richard Schmitz (1885–1954)	30 September 1930	4 December 1930	65 days	CS	Vaugoin, Carl Carl Vaugoin  (CS)
12		Schober, Johannes Johannes Schober (1874–1932) (Beamter)	4 December 1930	29 January 1932	1 year, 56 days	Nonpartisan	Ender, Otto Otto Ender  (CS) Karl Buresch  (CS)
13		Winkler, Franz Franz Winkler  [ de ] (1890–1945)	29 January 1932	21 September 1933	1 year, 235 days	Landbund	Buresch, Karl Karl Buresch  (CS) Engelbert Dollfuss  (CS)
14		Fey, Emil Emil Fey (1886–1938)	21 September 1933	1 May 1934	222 days	Heimatblock	Dollfuss, Engelbert Engelbert Dollfuss  (VF)
15		Starhemberg, Ernst Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (1899–1956)	1 May 1934	14 May 1936	2 years, 13 days	Heimatblock	Schuschnigg, Kurt Kurt Schuschnigg (act.) (VF) Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (act.) (VF) Kurt Schuschnigg  (VF)
16		Baar, Eduard Eduard Baar-Baarenfels  [ de ] (1885–1967)	14 May 1936	3 November 1936	173 days	Heimatblock	Schuschnigg, Kurt Kurt Schuschnigg  (VF)
17		Hülgerth, Ludwig Ludwig Hülgerth (1875–1939)	3 November 1936	11 March 1938	1 year, 128 days	VF	Schuschnigg, Kurt Kurt Schuschnigg  (VF)
18		Glaise, Edmund Edmund Glaise-Horstenau (1882–1946)	11 March 1938	13 March 1938	2 days	NSDAP	Seyss, Arthur Arthur Seyss-Inquart  (NSDAP)

Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938 (see Austria under National Socialism for details). Independence was restored in 1945.

Vice-chancellors of Austria after the end of World War II

No.	Portrait	Vice-Chancellor	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Chancellor
—		Koplenig, Johann Johann Koplenig (1891–1968)	27 April 1945	20 December 1945	237 days	KPÖ	Renner, Karl Karl Renner  (SPÖ)
19		Schärf, Adolf Adolf Schärf (1890–1965)	20 December 1945	22 May 1957	11 years, 153 days	SPÖ	Renner, Karl Karl Renner  (SPÖ) Leopold Figl  (ÖVP) Julius Raab  (ÖVP)
20		Pittermann, Bruno Bruno Pittermann (1905–1983)	22 May 1957	19 April 1966	8 years, 332 days	SPÖ	Raab, Julius Julius Raab  (ÖVP) Alfons Gorbach  (ÖVP) Josef Klaus  (ÖVP)
21		Bock, Fritz Fritz Bock (1911–1993)	19 April 1966	19 January 1968	1 year, 275 days	ÖVP	Klaus, Josef Josef Klaus  (ÖVP)
22		Withalm, Hermann Hermann Withalm  [ de ] (1912–2003)	19 January 1968	21 April 1970	2 years, 92 days	ÖVP	Klaus, Josef Josef Klaus  (ÖVP)
23		Häuser, Rudolf Rudolf Häuser  [ de ] (1909–2000)	21 April 1970	30 September 1976	6 years, 162 days	SPÖ	Kreisky, Bruno Bruno Kreisky  (SPÖ)
24		Androsch, Hannes Hannes Androsch (1938–2024)	1 October 1976	20 January 1981	4 years, 111 days	SPÖ	Kreisky, Bruno Bruno Kreisky  (SPÖ)
25		Sinowatz, Fred Fred Sinowatz (1929–2008)	20 January 1981	24 May 1983	2 years, 124 days	SPÖ	Kreisky, Bruno Bruno Kreisky  (SPÖ)
26		Steger, Norbert Norbert Steger (born 1944)	24 May 1983	21 January 1987	3 years, 242 days	FPÖ	Sinowatz, Fred Fred Sinowatz  (SPÖ) Franz Vranitzky  (SPÖ)
27		Mock, Alois Alois Mock (1934–2017)	21 January 1987	24 April 1989	2 years, 93 days	ÖVP	Vranitzky, Franz Franz Vranitzky  (SPÖ)
28		Riegler, Josef Josef Riegler  [ de ] (born 1938)	24 April 1989	2 July 1991	2 years, 69 days	ÖVP	Vranitzky, Franz Franz Vranitzky  (SPÖ)
29		Busek, Erhard Erhard Busek (1941–2022)	2 July 1991	4 May 1995	3 years, 306 days	ÖVP	Vranitzky, Franz Franz Vranitzky  (SPÖ)
30		Schüssel, Wolfgang Wolfgang Schüssel (born 1945)	4 May 1995	4 February 2000	4 years, 276 days	ÖVP	Vranitzky, Franz Franz Vranitzky  (SPÖ) Viktor Klima  (SPÖ)
31		Riess, Susanne Susanne Riess-Passer (born 1961)	4 February 2000	28 February 2003	3 years, 24 days	FPÖ	Schüssel, Wolfgang Wolfgang Schüssel  (ÖVP)
32		Haupt, Herbert Herbert Haupt (born 1947)	28 February 2003	21 October 2003	235 days	FPÖ	Schüssel, Wolfgang Wolfgang Schüssel  (ÖVP)
33		Gorbach, Hubert Hubert Gorbach (born 1956)	21 October 2003	11 January 2007	3 years, 81 days	BZÖ	Schüssel, Wolfgang Wolfgang Schüssel  (ÖVP)
34		Molterer, Wilhelm Wilhelm Molterer (born 1955)	11 January 2007	2 December 2008	1 year, 326 days	ÖVP	Gusenbauer, Alfred Alfred Gusenbauer  (SPÖ)
35		Pröll, Josef Josef Pröll (born 1968)	2 December 2008	21 April 2011	2 years, 140 days	ÖVP	Faymann, Werner Werner Faymann  (SPÖ)
36		Spindelegger, Michael Michael Spindelegger (born 1959)	21 April 2011	1 September 2014	3 years, 133 days	ÖVP	Faymann, Werner Werner Faymann  (SPÖ)
37		Mitterlehner, Reinhold Reinhold Mitterlehner (born 1955)	1 September 2014	17 May 2017	2 years, 258 days	ÖVP	Faymann, Werner Werner Faymann  (SPÖ) Himself (act.) (ÖVP) Christian Kern  (SPÖ)
38		Brandstetter, Wolfgang Wolfgang Brandstetter (born 1957)	17 May 2017	18 December 2017	215 days	Independent	Kern, Christian Christian Kern  (SPÖ)
39		Strache, Heinz Heinz-Christian Strache (born 1969)	18 December 2017	22 May 2019	1 year, 155 days	FPÖ	Kurz, Sebastian Sebastian Kurz  (ÖVP)
40		Löger, Hartwig Hartwig Löger (born 1965)	22 May 2019	28 May 2019	7 days	ÖVP	Kurz, Sebastian Sebastian Kurz  (ÖVP)
41		Jabloner, Clemens Clemens Jabloner (born 1948)	3 June 2019	2 October 2019	120 days	Nonpartisan	Bierlein, Brigitte Brigitte Bierlein  (Ind)
42		Kogler, Werner Werner Kogler (born 1961)	7 January 2020	2 October 2024	4 years, 269 days	Greens	Kurz, Sebastian Sebastian Kurz  (ÖVP) Alexander Schallenberg  (ÖVP) Karl Nehammer  (ÖVP)
43		Babler, Andreas Andreas Babler (born 1973)	3 March 2025	Incumbent	26 days	SPÖ	Stocker, Christian Christian Stocker  (ÖVP)

See also

• List of chancellors of Austria

References

1. "Babler Andreas, MSc | Parlament Österreich". www.parlament.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-15.