| Office: | Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology |
| Appointer: | Heinz Fischer |
| Term Start: | 26 January 2016 |
| Term End: | 18 May 2016 |
| Predecessor: | Alois Stöger |
| Successor: | Jörg Leichtfried |
| Chancellor: | Werner Faymann |
| Office1: | Minister of Defense and Sports |
| Appointer1: | Heinz Fischer |
| Chancellor1: | Werner Faymann |
| Predecessor1: | Norbert Darabos |
| Successor1: | Hans Peter Doskozil |
| Term Start1: | 11 March 2013 |
| Term End1: | 28 January 2016 |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Graz, Austria |
| Party: | Social Democratic Party |
| Alma Mater: | Karl-Franzens University |
| Profession: | Jurist |
Gerald Klug (born 13 November 1968) is an Austrian jurist and politician who served as minister of transport, innovation and technology in 2016. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he previously served as minister of defence and sports from 2013 to 2016.
Klug was born in Graz on 13 November 1968.[1] After graduating from technical college in Graz and vocational school he served in the Austrian army from 1987 to 1988. He received a law degree from Karl-Franzens University in 2001.[1]
Klug is a member of the Social Democratic Party and chairman of the party in the Austrian Federal Council, Austria’s Upper House.[2] He was first elected to the council in 2005. He was appointed federal minister of defence and sports in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Werner Faymann on 11 March 2013, replacing Norbert Darabos in the post.[3] On 28 January 2016 Klug's term ended and he was replaced by Hans Peter Doskozil in the post.[4]