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.
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
Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938 (see Austria within Nazi Germany for details). Independence was restored in 1945.
Vice-chancellors of Austria after the end of World War II
Vice-Chancellor Party Took office Left office Duration Chancellor(s) Johann Koplenig KPÖ 27 April 1945 20 December 1945 Renner (SPÖ) Adolf Schärf SPÖ 20 December 1945 22 May 1957 Renner (SPÖ)Figl (ÖVP)Raab (ÖVP) Bruno Pittermann SPÖ 22 May 1957 19 April 1966 Raab (ÖVP)Gorbach (ÖVP)Klaus (ÖVP) Fritz Bock ÖVP 19 April 1966 19 January 1968 Klaus (ÖVP) Hermann Withalm ÖVP 19 January 1968 21 April 1970 Klaus (ÖVP) Rudolf Häuser SPÖ 21 April 1970 30 September 1976 Kreisky (SPÖ) Hannes Androsch SPÖ 1 October 1976 20 January 1981 Kreisky (SPÖ) Fred Sinowatz SPÖ 20 January 1981 24 May 1983 Kreisky (SPÖ) Norbert Steger FPÖ 24 May 1983 21 January 1987 Sinowatz (SPÖ)Vranitzky (SPÖ) Alois Mock ÖVP 21 January 1987 24 April 1989 Vranitzky (SPÖ) Josef Riegler ÖVP 24 April 1989 2 July 1991 Vranitzky (SPÖ) Erhard Busek ÖVP 2 July 1991 4 May 1995 Vranitzky (SPÖ) Wolfgang Schüssel ÖVP 4 May 1995 4 February 2000 Vranitzky (SPÖ)Klima (SPÖ) Susanne Riess-Passer FPÖ 4 February 2000 28 February 2003 Schüssel (ÖVP) Herbert Haupt FPÖ 28 February 2003 21 October 2003 Schüssel (ÖVP) Hubert Gorbach BZÖ 21 October 2003 11 January 2007 Schüssel (ÖVP) Wilhelm Molterer ÖVP 11 January 2007 2 December 2008 Gusenbauer (SPÖ) Josef Pröll ÖVP 2 December 2008 21 April 2011 Faymann (SPÖ) Michael Spindelegger ÖVP 21 April 2011 1 September 2014 Faymann (SPÖ) Reinhold Mitterlehner ÖVP 1 September 2014 17 May 2017 Faymann (SPÖ)Kern (SPÖ) Wolfgang Brandstetter Independent 17 May 2017 18 December 2017 Kern (SPÖ) Heinz-Christian Strache FPÖ 18 December 2017 22 May 2019 Kurz (ÖVP) Hartwig Löger ÖVP 22 May 2019 3 June 2019 Kurz (ÖVP) Clemens Jabloner Independent 3 June 2019 1 October 2019 Bierlein (Ind.) Werner Kogler Greens 7 January 2020 2 October 2024 Kurz (ÖVP)Schallenberg (ÖVP)Nehammer (ÖVP) Andreas Babler SPÖ 3 March 2025 Incumbent Stocker (ÖVP)
Timeline First Republic
Second Republic
Longest-serving vice-chancellors
The following table lists all vice-chancellors of the Second Republic (since 1945) ranked by their length of tenure, with the incumbent vice-chancellor's tenure automatically updating daily.
Rank Vice-Chancellor Length of tenure Timespan Party 1 Adolf Schärf 1945–1957 SPÖ 2 Bruno Pittermann 1957–1966 3 Rudolf Häuser 1970–1976 4 Wolfgang Schüssel 1995–2000 ÖVP 5 Werner Kogler 2020–2024 Greens 6 Hannes Androsch 1976–1981 SPÖ 7 Erhard Busek 1991–1995 ÖVP 8 Norbert Steger 1983–1987 FPÖ 9 Michael Spindelegger 2011–2014 ÖVP 10 Hubert Gorbach 2003–2007 BZÖ 11 Susanne Riess-Passer 2000–2003 FPÖ 12 Reinhold Mitterlehner 2014–2017 ÖVP 13 Josef Pröll 2008–2011 14 Fred Sinowatz 1981–1983 SPÖ 15 Alois Mock 1987–1989 ÖVP 16 Hermann Withalm 1968–1970 17 Josef Riegler 1989–1991 18 Wilhelm Molterer 2007–2008 19 Fritz Bock 1966–1968 20 Andreas Babler 2025–present SPÖ 21 Heinz-Christian Strache 2017–2019 FPÖ 22 Herbert Haupt 2003 23 Wolfgang Brandstetter 2017 IND 24 Clemens Jabloner 2019 25 Hartwig Löger 2019 ÖVP
Vice-chancellors by party
The following table summarizes vice-chancellors of the Second Republic grouped by political party.
Party Total time in office Number ofvice-chancellors Vice-chancellors SPÖSocial Democratic Party (ongoing) 6 Adolf Schärf, Bruno Pittermann, Rudolf Häuser, Hannes Androsch, Fred Sinowatz, Andreas Babler ÖVPAustrian People's Party 27 years, 161 days 11 Fritz Bock, Hermann Withalm, Alois Mock, Josef Riegler, Erhard Busek, Wolfgang Schüssel, Wilhelm Molterer, Josef Pröll, Michael Spindelegger, Reinhold Mitterlehner, Hartwig Löger FPÖFreedom Party 8 years, 293 days 4 Norbert Steger, Susanne Riess-Passer, Herbert Haupt, Heinz-Christian Strache GreensThe Greens 4 years, 270 days 1 Werner Kogler BZÖAlliance for the Future of Austria 3 years, 83 days 1 Hubert Gorbach INDIndependent 336 days 2 Wolfgang Brandstetter, Clemens Jabloner
Notes: Green indicates the party of the current incumbent vice-chancellor Bold name indicates the current incumbent vice-chancellor SPÖ total time includes the ongoing tenure of Andreas Babler
Age-related statistics
The following table shows age-related data for all vice-chancellors of the Second Republic, with living vice-chancellors' ages automatically updating.
Vice-Chancellor Born Age at startof vice-chancellorship Age at endof vice-chancellorship Post-officetimespan Died Lifespan Adolf Schärf 20 April 1890 28 February 1965 Bruno Pittermann 3 September 1905 19 September 1983 Fritz Bock 26 February 1911 12 December 1993 Hermann Withalm 21 April 1912 19 August 2003 Rudolf Häuser 19 March 1909 24 March 2000 Hannes Androsch 18 April 1938 11 December 2024 Fred Sinowatz 5 February 1929 11 August 2008 Norbert Steger 6 March 1944 — Alois Mock 10 June 1934 1 June 2017 Josef Riegler 1 November 1938 — Erhard Busek 25 March 1941 13 March 2022 Wolfgang Schüssel 7 June 1945 — Susanne Riess-Passer 3 January 1961 — Herbert Haupt 28 September 1947 — Hubert Gorbach 27 July 1956 — Wilhelm Molterer 14 May 1955 — Josef Pröll 14 September 1968 — Michael Spindelegger 21 December 1959 — Reinhold Mitterlehner 10 December 1955 — Wolfgang Brandstetter 7 October 1957 — Heinz-Christian Strache 12 June 1969 — Hartwig Löger 15 July 1965 — Clemens Jabloner 28 November 1948 — Werner Kogler 20 November 1961 — Andreas Babler 25 February 1973 Incumbent
Notes: Light green indicates living former vice-chancellors Green indicates the current incumbent vice-chancellor Living vice-chancellors' post-office timespan and lifespan automatically update daily
Graphical representation This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the vice-chancellors of Austria since 1945. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
The following chart shows vice-chancellors by their age (living vice-chancellors in green), with the years of their time in office in color.
See also List of chancellors of Austria
References