| Post: | Chair |
| Body: | the Social Democratic Party |
| Insignia: | Logo SPÖ.svg |
| Incumbent: | Andreas Babler |
| Incumbentsince: | 3 June 2023 |
| Department: | Presidium of the Social Democratic Party |
| Status: | Party leader |
| Member Of: | Presidium Executive board |
| Reports To: | Bundesparteitag |
| Seat: | Haus Löwelstraße 18, Innere Stadt, Vienna |
| Appointer: | Bundesparteitag |
| Constituting Instrument: | Party statutes |
| Precursor: | Chairman of the SDAPÖ |
| First: | Victor Adler Adolf Schärf |
| Website: | spoe.at |
This is a list of chairpersons of the Social Democratic Party of Austria in chronological order.
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Chancellor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Adler | 1 January 1889 | 1918 | Karl Renner (SDAPÖ) | ||
| Karl Seitz | 1920 | 1934 | Karl Renner (SDAPÖ) Michael Mayr (CSP) Johann Schober Ignaz Seipel (CSP) Rudolf Ramek (CSP) Ignaz Seipel (CSP) Ernst Streeruwitz (CSP) Johann Schober Carl Vaugoin (CSP) Otto Ender (CSP) Karl Buresch (CSP) Engelbert Dollfuss (CSP/VP) |
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Chancellor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolf Schärf | 14 April 1945 | 8 May 1957 | Karl Renner (SPÖ) Leopold Figl (ÖVP) Julius Raab (ÖVP) | ||
| Bruno Pittermann | 8 May 1957 | 1 February 1967 | Julius Raab (ÖVP) Alfons Gorbach (ÖVP) Josef Klaus (ÖVP) | ||
| Bruno Kreisky | 1 February 1967 | 27 October 1983 | Himself Fred Sinowatz (SPÖ) | ||
| Fred Sinowatz | 27 October 1983 | 11 May 1988 | Himself Franz Vranitzky (SPÖ) | ||
| Franz Vranitzky | 11 May 1988 | 9 April 1997 | Himself | ||
| Viktor Klima | 9 April 1997 | 28 April 2000 | Himself Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP) | ||
| Alfred Gusenbauer | 28 April 2000 | 8 August 2008 | Wolfgang Schüssel (ÖVP) Himself | ||
| Werner Faymann | 8 August 2008 | 9 May 2016 | Alfred Gusenbauer (SPÖ) Himself | ||
| Michael Häupl Acting Chair | 9 May 2016 | 25 June 2016 | Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP) Christian Kern (SPÖ) | ||
| Christian Kern | 25 June 2016 | 25 September 2018 | Himself Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) | ||
| Pamela Rendi-Wagner | 25 September 2018 | 3 June 2023 | Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) Brigitte Bierlein (Independent Bierlein Government) Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP) Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) | ||
| Andreas Babler | 3 June 2023[1] [2] | present | Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) |