This is a list of presidents of Austria since the establishment of that office in 1919.
List of officeholders (1920–present)
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Presidents of Austria during the Interwar period
Austria was part of Nazi Germany from 12 March 1938 to 13 April 1945.
Presidents of Austria after the end of World War II
† denotes people who died in office.
Timeline
First Republic
Second Republic
Longest-serving presidents
thumb|right|280px|[[Rudolf Kirchschläger, longest-serving president (12 years, tied) & first to complete two full terms]]
The following table lists all presidents of the Second Republic (since 1945) ranked by their length of tenure, with the incumbent president's tenure automatically updating daily.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Rank
! President
! Length of tenure
! Timespan
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1
| style="text-align:left;" | Heinz Fischer
| rowspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;" |
| 2004–2016
! scope="row" style="background-color: " |
| SPÖ
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Rudolf Kirchschläger
| 1974–1986
! scope="row" style="background-color: #DDDDDD;" |
| IND
|-
| 3
| style="text-align:left;" | Thomas Klestil
| style="font-weight:bold;" |
| 1992–2004
! scope="row" style="background-color: " |
| ÖVP
|-
| 4
| style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background-color:#A8E6A8;" | Alexander Van der Bellen
| style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#A8E6A8;" |
| style="background-color:#A8E6A8;" | 2017–present
! scope="row" style="background-color: " |
| Greens
|-
| 5
| style="text-align:left;" | Franz Jonas
| style="font-weight:bold;" |
| 1965–1974
! scope="row" style="background-color: " |
| SPÖ
|-
| 6
| style="text-align:left;" | Adolf Schärf
| style="font-weight:bold;" |
| 1957–1965
! scope="row" style="background-color: " |
| SPÖ
|-
| 7
| style="text-align:left;" | Kurt Waldheim
| style="font-weight:bold;" |
| 1986–1992
! scope="row" style="background-color: " |
| ÖVP
|-
| 8
| style="text-align:left;" | Theodor Körner
| style="font-weight:bold;" |
| 1951–1957
! scope="row" style="background-color: " |
| SPÖ
|-
| 9
| style="text-align:left;" | Karl Renner
| style="font-weight:bold;" |
| 1945–1950
! scope="row" style="background-color: " |
| SPÖ
|}
Presidents by party
The following table summarizes presidents of the Second Republic grouped by political party.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="2" | Party
! Total time in office
! Number of<br />presidents
! Presidents
|-
! scope="row" style="background-color: " |
| style="text-align:left;" | SPÖ<br />Social Democratic Party
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 39 years, 80 days
| 5
| style="text-align:left;" | Karl Renner, Theodor Körner, Adolf Schärf, Franz Jonas, Heinz Fischer
|-
! scope="row" style="background-color: " |
| style="text-align:left;" | ÖVP<br />Austrian People's Party
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 17 years, 364 days
| 2
| style="text-align:left;" | Kurt Waldheim, Thomas Klestil
|-
! scope="row" style="background-color: #DDDDDD;" |
| style="text-align:left;" | IND<br />Independent
| style="font-weight:bold;" | 12 years, 0 days
| 1
| style="text-align:left;" | Rudolf Kirchschläger
|-
! scope="row" style="background-color: " |
| style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background-color:#A8E6A8;" | Greens<br />The Greens
| style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#A8E6A8;" | <br /><small>(ongoing)</small>
| style="background-color:#A8E6A8;" | 1
| style="text-align:left; background-color:#A8E6A8;" | Alexander Van der Bellen
|}
Age-related statistics
The following table shows age-related data for all presidents of the Second Republic, with living presidents' ages automatically updating.
thumb|right|160px|[[Heinz Fischer, longest-serving president (12 years, tied) & currently the only living former president]]
thumb|right|160px|[[Alexander Van der Bellen, current president]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! President
! data-sort-type="isoDate" | Born
! data-sort-type="number" | Age at start<br />of presidency
! data-sort-type="number" | Age at end<br />of presidency
! data-sort-type="number" | Post-presidency<br />timespan
! data-sort-type="isoDate" | Died
! data-sort-type="number" | Lifespan
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Karl Renner
| data-sort-value="1870-12-14" | 14 December 1870
| data-sort-value="" | <br />
| data-sort-value="" | <br />
| data-sort-value="0" | —
| data-sort-value="1950-12-31" | 31 December 1950
| data-sort-value="" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Theodor Körner
| data-sort-value="1873-04-24" | 24 April 1873
| data-sort-value="" | <br />
| data-sort-value="" | <br />
| data-sort-value="0" | —
| data-sort-value="1957-01-04" | 4 January 1957
| data-sort-value="" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Adolf Schärf
| data-sort-value="1890-04-20" | 20 April 1890
| data-sort-value="" | <br />
| data-sort-value="" | <br />
| data-sort-value="0" | —
| data-sort-value="1965-02-28" | 28 February 1965
| data-sort-value="" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Franz Jonas
| data-sort-value="1899-10-04" | 4 October 1899
| data-sort-value="" | <br />
| data-sort-value="" | <br />
| data-sort-value="0" | —
| data-sort-value="1974-04-24" | 24 April 1974
| data-sort-value="" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Rudolf Kirchschläger
| data-sort-value="1915-03-20" | 20 March 1915
| data-sort-value="" | <br />
| data-sort-value="" | <br />
| data-sort-value="" |
| data-sort-value="2000-03-30" | 30 March 2000
| data-sort-value="" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Kurt Waldheim
| data-sort-value="1918-12-21" | 21 December 1918
| data-sort-value="" | <br />
| data-sort-value="" | <br />
| data-sort-value="" |
| data-sort-value="2007-06-14" | 14 June 2007
| data-sort-value="" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Thomas Klestil
| data-sort-value="1932-11-04" | 4 November 1932
| data-sort-value="" | <br />
| data-sort-value="" | <br />
| data-sort-value="0" | —
| data-sort-value="2004-07-06" | 6 July 2004
| data-sort-value="" |
|-
| style="text-align:left;background-color:#E8F5E9;" | Heinz Fischer
| style="background-color:#E8F5E9;" data-sort-value="1938-10-09" | 9 October 1938
| style="background-color:#E8F5E9;" data-sort-value="" | <br />
| style="background-color:#E8F5E9;" data-sort-value="" | <br />
| style="background-color:#E8F5E9;" data-sort-value="" |
| style="background-color:#E8F5E9;" data-sort-value="9999-12-31" | —
| style="background-color:#E8F5E9;" data-sort-value="" |
|-
| style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background-color:#A8E6A8;" | Alexander Van der Bellen
| style="background-color:#A8E6A8;" data-sort-value="1944-01-18" | 18 January 1944
| style="background-color:#A8E6A8;" data-sort-value="" | <br />
| colspan="3" style="background-color:#A8E6A8;" | Incumbent
| style="background-color:#A8E6A8;" data-sort-value="" |
|}
Notes:
- <span style="background-color:#E8F5E9; padding:2px 6px;">Light green</span> indicates living former presidents
- <span style="background-color:#A8E6A8; padding:2px 6px;">Green</span> indicates the current incumbent president
- Presidents who died in office show "—" for post-presidency timespan
- Living presidents' post-presidency timespan and lifespan automatically update daily
Graphical representation
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the Presidents of Austria since 1945. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
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The following chart shows presidents by their age (living presidents in green), with the years of their time in office in color.
See also
- History of Austria
- Politics of Austria
- Emperor of Austria
- Rulers of Austria
- President of Austria
- Chancellor of Austria
- List of chancellors of Austria
Notes
References
External links
- Official Website of the Austrian President
- Austria: Heads of State: 1918–1938 and 1938–2017