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The Federal Chancellor of Austria (Bundeskanzler) is the head of government in Austria. The chancellor's deputy is the Vice Chancellor. Before 1918, the equivalent office was the Minister-President of Austria.

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Appointment

The Federal Chancellor is appointed by the Federal President of Austria who is theoretically totally free in his choice. The Chancellor assumes his office immediately after the appointment and swear in by the president. Thus, a confirmation by the National Council (the Lower House of the Austrian parliament is not necessary. However, since the National Council has the right to pass a motion of no confidence at any time, the president has to take the majority opinion of the National Council into account.

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First Republic (1918-1938)

Chancellors of the First Republic
Name Birth-Death Term of office Party
Karl Renner 1870â??1950 1918â??1920 SDAPÃ?
Michael Mayr 1864â??1922 1920â??1921 CS
Johann Schober 1874â??1932 1921â??1922 civil servant
Walter Breisky 1871â??1944 1922 civil servant
Johann Schober 1874â??1932 1922 civil servant
Ignaz Seipel 1876â??1932 1922â??1924 CS
Rudolf Ramek 1881â??1941 1924â??1926 CS
Ignaz Seipel 1876â??1932 1926â??1929 CS
Ernst Streeruwitz 1874â??1952 1929 CS
Johann Schober 1874â??1932 1929â??1930 civil servant
Carl Vaugoin 1873â??1949 1930 CS
Otto Ender 1875â??1960 1930â??1931 CS
Karl Buresch 1878â??1936 1931â??1932 CS
Engelbert DollfuÃ?1) 1892â??1934 1932â??1934 CS/VF
Kurt Schuschnigg1) 1897â??1977 1934â??1938 VF
Arthur SeyÃ?-Inquart2) 1892â??1946 1938 NSDAP

1) In 1933 Austria's democratic institutions were overthrown and replaced by an undemocratic government, the so-called Austrian-fascist regime, of which Engelbert DollfuÃ? and Kurt Schuschnigg were dominating figures.

2) Due to pressure of nationalsocialist Germany the last Austrian president Wilhelm Miklas relunctantly appointed SeyÃ?-Inquart as chancellor. SeyÃ?-Inquarts only task was to prepare the Anschluss.
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Second Republic (since 1945)

Chancellors of the Second Republic
Name Birth-Death Term of office Party
Karl Renner 1870â??1950 1945 SDAPÃ?/SPÃ?
Leopold Figl 1902â??1965 1945â??1953 Ã?VP
Julius Raab 1891â??1964 1953â??1961 Ã?VP
Alfons Gorbach 1898â??1972 1961-1964 Ã?VP
Josef Klaus 1910â??2001 1964â??1970 Ã?VP
Bruno Kreisky 1911â??1990 1970â??1983 SPÃ?
Fred Sinowatz 1929â?? 1983â??1986 SPÃ?
Franz Vranitzky 1937â?? 1986â??1997 SPÃ?
Viktor Klima 1947â?? 1997â??2000 SPÃ?
Wolfgang Schüssel 1945- since 2000 �VP
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