List of governors of Lower Austria

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

Governors of the Archduchy of Austria below the Enns (1500–1749)

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• Wolfgang Freiherr von Polheim (1458–1512) 1501–1512
• Georg von Rottal zu Thalberg (see Rottal) (?–1525) 1513–1521; also President of the Lower Austrian Chamber (1523–1525)
• Pietro Bonomo, Bishop of Trieste (i.e. Giovanni Antonio Bonomo; 1458–1546) 1521–1523
• Sigismund Freiherr von Dietrichstein (1484–1533) 1523–1524
• Leonhard von Harrach zu Rohrau (1481–1527) 1524–1525
• Cyriak Freiherr von Polheim und Wartenburg (1495–1533) 1526–1527
• Georg Freiherr von Puchheim zu Raabs und Krumbach (?–1531) 1528–1531
• Christoph von Rauber (from 1533: Fürst) (1466–1536) 1532–1536
• Trojan von Auersperg (1495–1541) 1537–1541
• Hans (III.) Ungnad Freiherr von Sonneck (1493–1564) 1542–1544
• Christoph von Eyczing (1501–1563) 1544–1551, also (1542–1544) Land Marshal of the Lower Austrian Estates
• Gabriel Ritter von Kreuzer (?–1565) 1552–1564
• Joachim Freiherr von Schönkirchen (1517–1572) 1565–1572, also (1560–1563 Land Marshal of the Lower Austrian Estates
• Oswald Philipp von Eyczing (1512–1587) 1572–1587
• Seifried Freiherr von Breuner (1538–1594) 1587–1591
• Ruprecht Freiherr von Stotzingen (c. 1542–1600) 22 June 1592 – 1600
• Wolfgang Freiherr von Hofkirchen (1555–1611) 1600–1601
• Ernst Mollard Freiherr von Reinegg und Drosendorf (before 1576–1621) 1601–1608
• Paul Sixtus Trautson Graf zu Falkenstein (1548–1621) 1608–1621
• Leonhard Helfried Graf von Meggau, Freiherr von Creuzen (1577–1644) 1621–1626
• Seifried Christoph Breuner Freiherr von Stübing, Fladnitz und Rabenstein (1569–1651) 1626–1640, also President of the Lower Austrian Chamber (1600–1609) and Land Marshal of the Lower Austrian Estates (1620–1626)
• Georg Freiherr von Teufel auf Gundersdorf, Eckartsau und Esslingen (c. 1580–1642) 1640–1642
• Johann Franz Trautson Graf zu Falkenstein (1609–1663) 1642–1663, also Land Marshal of the Lower Austrian Estates (1637–1642)
• Konrad Balthasar von Starhemberg (1612–1687, from 1643: Graf) 1663–1687
• Johann Quintin Freiherr von Jörger (see Jörger von Tollet) (1624–1705, from 1658: Graf) 1687–1705
• Ferdinand Karl Graf und Herr von Weltz, Freiherr von Ebenstein und Spiegelfeld (1653–1711) 1705–1711
• Sigismund Friedrich Graf von Khevenhüller (1666–1742, from 1725: Reichsgraf) 1711–1742
• Leopold Johann Victorin Wilhelm Graf von Windisch-Graetz (1686–1746) 1742–1746
• Johann Ferdinand Graf von Kuefstein (1686–1755) 1747–1749

Governors of the Archduchy of Austria below the Enns (1749–1809)

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

• Franz Josef Graf von Saurau (1760–1832) 1809–1814, also Land Marshal of the Lower Austrian Estates (1803–1805)
• Ignaz Karl Graf von Chorinsky, Freiherr von Ledske (1770–1823) 1815–1816
• Augustin Freiherr Reichmann von Hochkirchen (1755–1828, until 1817: Augustin Reichmann) 1817–1828
• Alois Graf von Ugarte (1784–1845) 1828–1829
• Franz Graf von Klebelsberg, Freiherr zu Thumburg (1774–1857) 1829–1830
• Johann Adam Freiherr Talatzko von Gestieticz (1778–1858, until 1834: Johann Adam Talatzko) 1830–1848
• Anton Raimund Graf von Lamberg (1795–1869) 1848–1848
• Joseph Wilhelm von Eminger (1801–1858, from 1856: Freiherr von) 1849–1858
• Karl Johann Joseph Prinz von Lobkowitz (1814–1879) 1858–1860
• Anton Halbhuber Freiherr von Festwill (1809–1886, from 1854 Freiherr) 1860–1862
• Gustav Ignaz Graf von Chorinsky, Freiherr von Ledske (1806–1873) 1862–1868
• Philipp Weber von Ebenhof (1818–1900, from 1853: Ritter, from 1880 Freiherr) 1868–1872
• Sigmund Conrad von Eybesfeld (1821–1898, from 1854: Edler. from 1870 Freiherr) 1872–1880
• Ludwig Freiherr Possinger (1823–1899, from 1860: Ritter, from 1870 Freiherr von Choborski) 1880–1889
• Erich Graf von Kielmansegg (1847–1923) 1889–1895
• Friedrich Freiherr Bourguignon von Baumberg (1846–1907) 1895–1895
• Erich Graf von Kielmansegg (1847–1923) 1895–1911
• Richard Graf von Bienerth-Schmerling (1863–1918, Ritter von, from 1868: Freiherr, from 1915: Graf) 1911–1915
• Oktavian Freiherr Regner von Bleyleben (1866–1945, 1911–1919: Freiherr von Bleyleben, from 1919: Oktavian Regner-Bleyleben) 1915–1918

After 1918: Republic

Post-1945

Longest-serving governors

The following table lists all governors of Lower Austria since 1945 ranked by their length of tenure, with the incumbent governor's tenure automatically updating daily.

Notes:

• <span style="background-color:#A8E6A8; padding:2px 6px;">Green</span> indicates the current incumbent governor
• Mikl-Leitner's rank will rise as her tenure continues
• Leopold Figl served two non-consecutive terms; both are shown separately

Governors by party

The following table summarizes governors of Lower Austria since 1945 grouped by political party.

Notes:

• <span style="background-color:#A8E6A8; padding:2px 6px;">Green</span> indicates the party of the current incumbent governor
• Bold name indicates the current incumbent governor
• All governors since 1945 have been members of the ÖVP
• Total time is calculated from the first governorship (25 May 1945), excluding the brief gaps between terms

Age-related statistics

The following table shows age-related data for all governors of Lower Austria since 1945, with living governors' ages automatically updating.

Notes:

• <span style="background-color:#E8F5E9; padding:2px 6px;">Light green</span> indicates living former governors
• <span style="background-color:#A8E6A8; padding:2px 6px;">Green</span> indicates the current incumbent governor
• Leopold Figl served two non-consecutive terms; both are shown separately
• Steinböck and Hartmann died in office, hence "—" for post-governorship timespan
• Living governors' post-governorship timespan and lifespan automatically update daily

Graphical representation

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the governors of Lower Austria since 1945. They are listed in order of first assuming office.

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The following chart shows governors by their age (living governors in green), with the years of their time in office in color.

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