List of Austrian politicians explained

This is a list of Austrian politicians.

A

• Viktor Adler, Social democrat
• Hannes Androsch, former vice-chancellor and finance minister (SPÖ)

B

• Cesare Battisti, politician and revolutionary
• Otto Bauer, politician (social democrat)
• Count Leopold von Berchtold, foreign minister at the outbreak of World War I
• Walter Breisky, Chancellor (First Republic)
• Christian Broda, former justice minister (SPÖ)
• Erhard Busek, former vice chancellor and minister of science (ÖVP)
• Doris Bures, former first president of the national council of Austria (SPÖ)

C

• Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, politician and writer

D

• Engelbert Dollfuß, Chancellor (First Republic) and dictator from 1933 to 1934

E

• Otto Ender, Chancellor (First Republic)

F

• Leopold Figl, former Chancellor and foreign minister (ÖVP)
• Heinz Fischer, former Austrian President (SPÖ)
• Werner Faymann, former Chancellor of Austria (SPÖ)

G

• Eva Glawischnig, politician (Austrian Green Party)
• Alfons Gorbach, former chancellor (ÖVP)
• Karl-Heinz Grasser, former finance minister
• Leopold Gratz, former foreign minister and president of the Nationalrat (SPÖ)
• Alfred Gusenbauer, chairman of the Austrian Socialdemocrats (SPÖ)

H

• Jörg Haider, politician, right-wing populist (BZÖ)
• Michael Hainisch, Austrian president (First Republic)
• Michael Häupl, former mayor of Vienna (SPÖ)
• Adolf Hitler, Leader and Chancellor of Germany from 1933–1945
• Norbert Hofer, third president of the national council, former minister of Traffic, Innovation and Technology (FPÖ)

I

• Theodor Innitzer, cardinal, archbishop and minister of the First Republic

J

• Mirjam Jäger-Fischer, former member of the Landtag of Vorarlberg
• Franz Jonas, former Austrian president

K

• Elfriede Karl, former Minister for Family, Youth and Consumer Protection
• Ernst Kaltenbrunner, national socialist politician
• Christian Kern, former Chancellor, current chairman of the SPÖ
• Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz, statesman
• Andreas Khol, president of the national council (ÖVP)
• Herbert Kickl, former minister of the Interior (FPÖ)
• Rudolf Kirchschläger, judge, diplomat and former Austrian president
• Josef Klaus, former Chancellor (ÖVP)
• Melchior Klesl, statesman 16th and 17th century
• Thomas Klestil, diplomat and Austrian president
• Viktor Klima, former Chancellor (SPÖ)
• Heinrich Ritter von Kogerer, Director General of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
• Theodor Körner, Former Austrian president
• Peter Joseph Kofler, former mayor of Vienna
• Bruno Kreisky, former Chancellor (SPÖ)
• Sebastian Kurz, former foreign minister, current chairman of the ÖVP and Chancellor

L

• Karl Lueger, mayor of Vienna before World War I, founder of Christian-social party

M

• Hans-Peter Martin (born 1957), Member of the European Parliament
• Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich (1773 - 1859), Austrian foreign minister, diplomat and statesman
• Wilhelm Miklas, last president of the first Republic
• Alois Mock, former vice chancellor (ÖVP)

N

• Hans Niessl, Landeshauptmann of Burgenland, (SPÖ)

P

• Peter Pilz, politician and founder of the "Liste Pilz"
• Bruno Pittermann, former vice-chancellor SPÖ
• Erwin Pröll, governor of Lower Austria, ÖVP

R

• Julius Raab, former Chancellor (ÖVP)
• Rudolf Ramek, former Chancellor (first Republic)
• Karl Renner, former Chancellor and first Austrian president of the 2nd Republic (SPÖ)
• Susanne Riess-Passer, former vice chancellor

S

• Adolf Schärf, former Austrian president
• Johann Schober, Chancellor (First Republic)
• Georg Ritter von Schönerer, radical German-nationalistic politician in the Habsburg monarchy
• Sophie Schulz, member of the Landtag of Lower Austria
• Kurt von Schuschnigg, dictator and Chancellor of Austria from 1934 to 1938
• Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria (ÖVP)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th Governor of California, United States of America
• Ignaz Seipel, former Chancellor (First Republic)
• Karl Seitz, Austrian president (First Republic)
• Arthur Seyß-Inquart, national socialist politician, last Chancellor before the Anschluss
• Fred Sinowatz, former Chancellor (SPÖ)
• Gerhard Skiba, Mayor of Braunau am Inn (SPÖ)
• Wolfgang Sobotka, Minister of Interior (ÖVP)
• Heinz-Christian Strache, current Vice Chancellor (FPÖ)
• Ernst Streeruwitz, Chancellor (First Republic)
• Thomas Stelzer, Austrian ambassador to Portugal and Cape Verde

V

• Alexander Van der Bellen, president of Austria, elected as a party-less candidate in 2016
• Franz Vranitzky, former chancellor (SPÖ)

W

• Kurt Waldheim, diplomat and politician; former Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1982, former President of Austria from 1986 to 1992 born 1918

See also

• Politics of Austria
• Lists of mayors by country: Austria
• List of political parties in Austria
• List of Austrians