Vice-Chancellor of Austria


The Vice-Chancellor of Austria is a member of the Federal Government and the deputy of the Chancellor.

Description of the office

Art. 69 of the Constitution of Austria states:
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]

Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938. Independence was restored in 1945.

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