List of presidents of the Federal Council (Austria)

This is a list of presidents of the Federal Council of Austria.

First Republic

NameEntered officeLeft officePartyJakob ReumannDecember 1, 1920May 31, 1921SDAPÖJosef PflanzlJune 1, 1921July 21, 1921GDUPJulius LukasJuly 22, 1921November 30, 1921SDAPÖJohann MayerDecember 1, 1921February 21, 1922CSJosef ZwetzbacherFebruary 22, 1922May 31, 1922CSJosef SchwinnerJune 1, 1922November 30, 1922CSFranz RehrlDecember 1, 1923May 31, 1923CSAnton RintelenJune 1, 1923November 19, 1923CSHans HochenederNovember 20, 1923November 30, 1923CSRichard SteidleDecember 1, 1923May 31, 1924CSOtto EnderJune 1, 1924November 30, 1925CSJakob ReumannDecember 1, 1925May 31, 1925SDAPÖJohann ThullnerJune 1, 1925November 30, 1925CSFranz ReinprechtDecember 1, 1925May 31, 1926CSRudolf BeirerJune 1, 1926November 30, 1926CSKarl Aubert SalzmannDecember 1, 1926May 31, 1927CSFranz RehrlJune 1, 1927November 30, 1927CSOlga Rudel-ZeynekDecember 1, 1927May 31, 1928CSRichard SteidleJune 1, 1928November 30, 1928CSOtto EnderDecember 1, 1928May 31, 1929CSJohann SchorschJune 1, 1929November 30, 1929CSRudolf BurgmannDecember 1, 1929May 31, 1930CSWilhelm EichJune 1, 1930November 30, 1930SDAPÖJosef StöcklerDecember 1, 1930May 31, 1931CSKarl Albert SalzmannJune 1, 1931November 30, 1931CSFranz RehrlDecember 1, 1931May 31, 1932CSOlga Rudel-ZeynekJune 1, 1932November 30, 1932CSFranz StumpfDecember 1, 1932May 31, 1933CSOtto EnderJune 1, 1933November 30, 1933CSTheodor KörnerDecember 1, 1933February 17, 1934SDAPÖFranz HemalaApril 30, 1934April 30, 1934CS

Second Republic

NameEntered officeLeft officePartyKarl HonayDecember 19, 1945June 30, 1946SPÖWilhelm RiedlJuly 1, 1946December 31, 1946SPÖAdolf PopulorumJanuary 1, 1947June 30, 1947SPÖKarl EichingerJuly 1, 1947December 31, 1947ÖVPJosef StampflJanuary 1, 1948June 30, 1948ÖVPJosef RehrlJuly 1, 1948December 31, 1948ÖVPJosef ZinglJanuary 1, 1949June 30, 1949ÖVPFranz LechnerJuly 1, 1949December 31, 1949ÖVPAdolf VögelJanuary 1, 1950June 30, 1950ÖVPRichard FreundJuly 1, 1950December 31, 1950SPÖJakob MädlJanuary 1, 1951June 30, 1951ÖVPHans HerkeJuly 1, 1951December 31, 1951SPÖLeopold WeinmayerJanuary 1, 1952June 30, 1952ÖVPErnst Grundemann-FalkenbergJuly 1, 1952December 31, 1952ÖVPFriderich GuggJanuary 1, 1953June 30, 1953ÖVPJohanna BayerJuly 1, 1953December 31, 1953ÖVPFranz LechnerJanuary 1, 1954May 18, 1954ÖVPAnton BruggerMay 19, 1954May 26, 1954ÖVPFranz WeberMay 27, 1954June 30, 1954ÖVPAdolf VögelJuly 1, 1954December 31, 1954ÖVPHans RiemerJanuary 1, 1955June 30, 1955SPÖAnton FrischJuly 1, 1955December 31, 1955ÖVPHans HerkeJanuary 1, 1956June 1, 1956SPÖErich SuchanekJune 2, 1956June 30, 1956SPÖTheodor EggendorferJuly 1, 1956December 31, 1956ÖVPWilhelm SalzerJanuary 1, 1957June 30, 1957ÖVPFriedrich GuggJuly 1, 1957December 31, 1957ÖVPLeopold BabitschJanuary 1, 1958June 30, 1958ÖVPKarl MarbergerJuly 1, 1958December 31, 1958ÖVPAdolf VögelJanuary 1, 1959June 30, 1959ÖVPOtto SkritekJuly 1, 1959December 31, 1959SPÖFranz KroyerJanuary 1, 1960June 30, 1960ÖVPJosef GuttenbrunnerJuly 1, 1960December 31, 1960SPÖTheodor EggendorferJanuary 1, 1961June 30, 1961ÖVPWilhelm SalzerJuly 1, 1961November 16, 1961ÖVPLeopold HelbichNovember 17, 1961December 31, 1961ÖVPFriedrich GuggJanuary 1, 1962June 30, 1962ÖVPOtto Hofmann-WellenhofJuly 1, 1962December 31, 1962ÖVPFranz GschnitzerJanuary 1, 1963June 30, 1963ÖVPFranz BürkleJuly 1, 1963December 31, 1963ÖVPOtto SkritekJanuary 1, 1964June 30, 1964SPÖHans BesuchaJuly 1, 1964December 31, 1964SPÖHelene TschitschkoJanuary 1, 1965June 30, 1965SPÖTheodor EggendorferJuly 1, 1965December 31, 1965ÖVPJörg IroJanuary 1, 1966June 30, 1966ÖVPFriedrich GuggJuly 1, 1966December 21, 1966'OVPHans HegerDecember 22, 1966December 31, 1966'OVPJosef Krainer seniorJanuary 1, 1967June 30, 1967ÖVPAnton BruggerJuly 1, 1967December 31, 1967ÖVPHans BürkleJanuary 1, 1968June 30, 1968ÖVPHans PitschmannJuly 1, 1968December 31, 1968ÖVPAlfred PorgesJuly 1, 1968December 31, 1968SPÖThomas WagnerJanuary 1, 1969June 30, 1969SPÖHelene TschitschkoJuly 1, 1969December 31, 1969SPÖMichael GöschelbauerJanuary 1, 1970June 30, 1970ÖVPFranz FruhstorferJuly 1, 1970December 31, 1970SPÖHans HegerJanuary 1, 1971June 30, 1971ÖVPOtto Hoffman-WellenhofJuly 1, 1971December 31, 1971ÖVPHelmut MaderJanuary 1, 1972June 30, 1972ÖVPHans BürkleJuly 1, 1972December 31, 1972ÖVPFranz SkottonJanuary 1, 1973June 30, 1973ÖVPStefan TrenovatzJuly 1, 1973December 31, 1973SPÖHelene TschitschkoJanuary 1, 1974June 30, 1974SPÖMichael GöschelbauerJuly 1, 1974December 31, 1974ÖVPGeorg SchreinerJanuary 1, 1975June 30, 1975ÖVPHans HegerJuly 1, 1975December 31, 1975ÖVPOtto Hoffman-WellenhofJanuary 1, 1976June 30, 1976ÖVPRudolf SchwaigerJuly 1, 1976December 31, 1976ÖVPHans BürkleJanuary 1, 1977June 30, 1977ÖVPFranz SkottonJuly 1, 1977December 31, 1977SPÖJosef MedlJanuary 1, 1978June 30, 1978SPÖFranz TratterJuly 1, 1978December 31, 1978SPÖMichael GöschelbauerJanuary 1, 1979June 30, 1979ÖVPGeorg SchreinerJuly 1, 1979October 24, 1979ÖVPJosef KnollOctober 25, 1979December 31, 1979ÖVPHans HegerJanuary 1, 1980June 30, 1980ÖVPOtto Hofmann-WellenhofJuly 1, 1980December 31, 1980ÖVPRudolf SchwaigerJanuary 1, 1981June 30, 1981ÖVPHans PitschmannJuly 1, 1981December 31, 1981ÖVPFranz SkottonJanuary 1, 1982June 30, 1982SPÖAnton BergerJuly 1, 1982December 31, 1982SPÖFranz TratterJanuary 1, 1983June 30, 1983SPÖMichael GöschelbauerJuly 1, 1983December 30, 1983ÖVPJosef WögingerDecember 31, 1983December 31, 1983ÖVPJosef KnollJanuary 1, 1984June 30, 1984ÖVPHelmut FrauscherJuly 1, 1984December 31, 1984ÖVPEduard PumpernigJanuary 1, 1985June 30, 1985ÖVPRudolf SchwaigerJuly 1, 1985December 31, 1985ÖVPGeorg LudescherJanuary 1, 1986June 30, 1986ÖVPReinhold SuttnerJuly 1, 1986December 31, 1986SPÖGerhard FraszJanuary 1, 1987June 30, 1987SPÖHelga Hieden-SommerJuly 1, 1987December 31, 1987SPÖHerbert SchambeckJanuary 1, 1988June 30, 1988ÖVPErwin KöstlerJuly 1, 1988December 31, 1988ÖVPHelmut FrauscherJanuary 1, 1989June 30, 1989ÖVPAnton NiglJuly 1, 1989December 31, 1989ÖVP Martin Strimitzer January 1, 1990 June 30, 1990 ÖVP Georg Ludescher July 1, 1990 December 31, 1990 ÖVP Anna Elisabeth Haselbach January 1, 1991 June 30, 1991 SPÖ Franz Pomper July 1, 1991 December 31, 1991 SPÖ Dietmar Wedenig January 1, 1992 June 30, 1992 SPÖ Herbert Schambeck July 1, 1992 December 31, 1992 ÖVP Erich Holzinger January 1, 1993 June 30, 1993 ÖVP Helmut Frauscher July 1, 1993 October 19, 1993 ÖVP Ludwig Bieringer October 20, 1993 December 31, 1993 ÖVP Alfred Gerstl January 1, 1994 June 30, 1994 ÖVP Gottfried Jaud July 1, 1994 December 31, 1994 ÖVP Jürgen Weiss January 1, 1995 June 30, 1995 ÖVP Anna Elisabeth Haselbach July 1, 1995 December 31, 1995 SPÖ Johann Payer January 1, 1996 June 30, 1996 SPÖ Josef Pfeifer July 1, 1996 December 31, 1996 SPÖ Herbert Schambeck January 1, 1997 June 30, 1997 ÖVP Günther Hummer July 1, 1997 December 31, 1997 ÖVP Ludwig Bieringer January 1, 1998 June 30, 1998 ÖVP Alfred Gerstl July 1, 1998 December 31, 1998 ÖVP Gottfried Jaud January 1, 1999 June 30, 1999 ÖVP Jürgen Weiss July 1, 1999 December 31, 1999 ÖVP Anna Elisabeth Haselbach January 1, 2000 June 30, 2000 SPÖ Johann Payer July 1, 2000 December 27, 2000 SPÖ Johanna Auer December 28, 2000 December 31, 2000 SPÖ Gerd Klamt January 1, 2001 June 30, 2001 FPÖ Alfred Schöls July 1, 2001 December 31, 2001 ÖVP Uta Barbara Pühringer January 1, 2002 June 30, 2002 ÖVP Ludwig Bieringer July 1, 2002 December 31, 2002 ÖVP Herwig Hösele January 1, 2003 June 30, 2003 ÖVP Hans Ager July 1, 2003 December 31, 2003 ÖVP Jürgen Weiss January 1, 2004 June 30, 2004 ÖVP Anna Elisabeth Haselbach July 1, 2004 December 31, 2004 SPÖ Georg Pehm January 1, 2005 June 30, 2005 SPÖ Peter Mitterer July 1, 2005 December 31, 2005 FPÖ/BZÖ Sissy Roth-Halvax January 1, 2006 June 30, 2006 ÖVP Gottfried Kneifel July 1, 2006 December 31, 2006 ÖVP Manfred Gruber January 1, 2007 June 30, 2007 SPÖ Wolfgang Erlitz July 1, 2007 December 31, 2007 SPÖ Helmut Kritzinger January 1, 2008 June 30, 2008 ÖVP Jürgen Weiss July 1, 2008 December 31, 2008 ÖVP Harald Reisenberger January 1, 2009 June 30, 2009 SPÖ Erwin Preiner July 1, 2009 December 31, 2009 SPÖ Peter Mitterer January 1, 2010 June 30, 2010 BZÖ Martin Preineder July 1, 2010 December 31, 2010 ÖVP Gottfried Kneifel January 1, 2011 June 30, 2011 ÖVP Susanne Neuwirth July 1, 2011 December 31, 2011 SPÖ Gregor Hammerl January 1, 2012 June 30, 2012 ÖVP Georg Keuschnigg July 1, 2012 December 31, 2012 ÖVP Edgar Mayer January 1, 2013 June 30, 2013 ÖVP Reinhard Todt July 1, 2013 December 31, 2013 SPÖ Michael Lampel January 1, 2014 July 1, 2014 SPÖ Ana Blatnik July 1, 2014 December 31, 2014 SPÖ Sonja Zwazl January 1, 2015 June 30, 2015 ÖVP Gottfried Kneifel July 1, 2015 December 31, 2015 ÖVP Josef Saller January 1, 2016 June 30, 2016 ÖVP Mario Lindner July 1, 2016 December 31, 2016 SPÖ Sonja Ledl-Rossmann January 1, 2017 June 30, 2017 ÖVP Edgar Mayer July 1, 2017 December 31, 2017 ÖVP Reinhard Todt January 1, 2018 June 30, 2018 SPÖ Inge Posch-Gruska July 1, 2018 December 31, 2018 SPÖ Ingo Appé January 1, 2019 June 30, 2019 SPÖ Karl Bader July 1, 2019 December 31, 2019 ÖVP Robert Seeber January 1, 2020 June 30, 2020 ÖVP Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler July 1, 2020 December 31, 2020 ÖVP Christian Buchmann January 1, 2021 June 30, 2021 ÖVP Peter Raggl July 1, 2021 December 31, 2021 ÖVP Christine Schwarz-Fuchs January 1, 2022 June 30, 2022 ÖVP Korinna Schumann July 1, 2022 December 31, 2022 SPÖ Günter Kovacs January 1, 2023 June 30, 2023 SPÖ Claudia Arpa July 1, 2023 December 31, 2023 SPÖ Margit Göll January 1, 2024 June 30, 2024 ÖVP Franz Ebner July 1, 2024 December 31, 2024 ÖVP Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler January 1, 2025 June 30, 2025 ÖVP Peter Samt July 1, 2025 December 31, 2025 FPÖ Markus Stotter January 1, 2026 June 30, 2026 ÖVP Christine Schwarz-Fuchs July 1, 2026 Incumbent ÖVP

External links Bundesrat: Präsidentinnen und Präsidenten seit 1920

See also Federal Council of Austria