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Vice-Chancellor of Austria

The vice-chancellor of Austria is a member of the Government of Austria and is the deputy to the Chancellor. It is functionally equivalent to a deputy prime minister in other countries with parliamentary systems.

The current vice-chancellor is Andreas Babler of the Social Democratic Party, since 3 March 2025.

Description of the office

Art. 69(2) of the Constitution of Austria states:

The Vice-Chancellor stands in for the Federal Chancellor in his complete field of functions. If both Federal Chancellor and Vice Chancellor are hindered, the Federal President appoints a member of the government to represent the Federal Chancellor.

In practice, the Vice-Chancellor is normally the leading member of the junior party within the current coalition government, frequently the party chairman. If only one party is represented in the government, the Vice Chancellor is often the Chancellor's presumed successor.

List of officeholders (1919–present)

Vice-chancellors of Austria during the Interwar period

Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938 (see Austria under National Socialism for details). Independence was restored in 1945.

Vice-chancellors of Austria after the end of World War II

Timeline before 1945

Second Republic

Longest-serving vice-chancellors

The following table lists all vice-chancellors of the Second Republic (since 1945) ranked by their length of tenure, with the incumbent vice-chancellor's tenure automatically updating daily.

Vice-chancellors by party

The following table summarizes vice-chancellors of the Second Republic grouped by political party.

Notes:

  • <span style="background-color:#A8E6A8; padding:2px 6px;">Green</span> indicates the party of the current incumbent vice-chancellor
  • Bold name indicates the current incumbent vice-chancellor
  • SPÖ total time includes the ongoing tenure of Andreas Babler

Age-related statistics

The following table shows age-related data for all vice-chancellors of the Second Republic, with living vice-chancellors' ages automatically updating.

Notes:

  • <span style="background-color:#E8F5E9; padding:2px 6px;">Light green</span> indicates living former vice-chancellors
  • <span style="background-color:#A8E6A8; padding:2px 6px;">Green</span> indicates the current incumbent vice-chancellor
  • Living vice-chancellors' post-office timespan and lifespan automatically update daily

Graphical representation

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

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

See also

References