List of governors of Lower Austria explained

This is a list of governors of the Austrian state of Lower Austria:

Before 1918

Governors[1] of the Archduchy of Austria under the Enns (1500–1749)

Governors[3] of the Archduchy of Austria under the Enns (1749–1809)

Governors (Statthalter) of the Archduchy of Austria under the Enns (1809–1918)

After 1918

PortraitNameTermPartyPeriod
Took officeLeft officeDuration
1Leopold Steiner5 November 191820 May 1919Christian SocialFirst Republic
2Albert Sever20 May 191910 November 1920Social Democrat
3Johann Mayer10 November 19209 June 1922Christian Social
4Karl Buresch9 June 192231 July 1931Christian Social
5Josef Reither31 July 193119 May 1932Christian Social
(4)Karl Buresch19 May 193218 May 1933Christian Social
(5)Josef Reither18 May 193330 July 1934Christian Social
Fatherland's Front
6Eduard Baar-Baarenfels30 July 193417 October 1935Fatherland's FrontAustrofascism
(5)Josef Reither17 October 193512 March 1938Fatherland's Front
(Reichsstatthalter and Gauleiter of the Reichsgau of Lower Danube)Nazi Germany
7Roman Jäger12 March 193824 May 1938NSDAP
8Hugo Jury24 May 19388 May 1945NSDAP
9Leopold Figl25 May 194515 October 1945ÖVPSecond Republic
(5)Josef Reither15 October 19454 May 1949ÖVP
10Johann Steinböck4 May 194914 January 1962ÖVP
(9)Leopold Figl14 January 19629 May 1965ÖVP
11Eduard Hartmann16 June 196514 October 1966ÖVP
12Andreas Maurer24 November 196622 January 1981ÖVP
13Siegfried Ludwig22 January 198120 October 1992ÖVP
14Erwin Pröll20 October 199219 April 2017ÖVP
15Johanna Mikl-Leitner19 April 2017IncumbentÖVP

Notes and References

  1. Oberst Hauptmänn 1500–1521; Statthalter 1521–1749
  2. (17 September 1686 in Regensburg; 19 December 1746 in Vienna), see c13 Web site: Marek . Miroslav . Stammbaum auf genealogy.euweb.cz . genealogy.euweb.cz.
  3. President 1749–1758 and 1782–1809; Statthalter 1759–1782