First Kurz government

The First Kurz government ( or Kurz I for short) was the 30th Government of Austria in office from 18 December 2017 until 3 June 2019. It succeeded the Kern government formed after the 2017 legislative election. Sebastian Kurz, chairman of the centre-right Austrian People's Party, known by its initials in German as ÖVP, reached an agreement on a coalition with the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), setting the stage for Kurz to become chancellor of Austria—the youngest head of government in Europe—for the first time.

In the wake of the May 2019 Ibiza affair, Kurz terminated the coalition agreement and called for a snap election, which was ultimately held on 29 September 2019, after some disagreements over the timing. Kurz announced that his government would run as a minority technocratic caretaker government in the interim. However, on 27 May 2019, his government was dismissed by the National Council through a motion of no confidence, the first successful parliamentary vote of no confidence in the Second Republic. On 3 June 2019, President Alexander Van der Bellen swore in a technocratic caretaker government led by Brigitte Bierlein, which held office until the new coalition government between the ÖVP and The Greens was sworn in.

Composition Portrait Name Office Took office Left officePartyFederal Home State Leadership Sebastian Kurz Chancellor of Austria(2017-2019) 18 December 2017 28 May 2019 ÖVP Hartwig Löger Acting Chancellor of Austria(2019)Vice Chancellor of Austria(2019)Minister of Finance(2017-2019) 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 ÖVP Vice Chancellor of AustriaMinister of Civil Service and Sports 18 December 2017 22 May 2019 FPÖ Ministers Eckart Ratz Minister of the Interior 22 May 2019 3 June 2019 Independent Herbert Kickl 18 December 2017 22 May 2019 FPÖ Karin Kneissl Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 Independent Josef Moser Minister of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 Independent Johann Luif Minister of Defence 22 May 2019 3 June 2019 Independent Mario Kunasek 18 December 2017 22 May 2019 FPÖ Heinz Faßmann Minister of Education, Science and Research 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 Independent (Born abroad) Walter Pöltner Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection 22 May 2019 3 June 2019 Independent Beate Hartinger-Klein 18 December 2017 22 May 2019 FPÖ Valerie Hackl Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology 22 May 2019 3 June 2019 Independent Norbert Hofer 18 December 2017 22 May 2019 FPÖ Elisabeth Köstinger Minister of Sustainability and Tourism 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 ÖVP Margarete Schramböck Minister of Digital and Economic Affairs 8 January 2018 3 June 2019 ÖVP Juliane Bogner-Strauß acting Minister of Civil Service and Sports 22 May 2019 3 June 2019 ÖVP Chancellery ministers Gernot Blümel Chancellery minister for the EU, Arts, Culture and Media 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 ÖVP Juliane Bogner-Strauß Chancellery minister for Women, Families and Youth 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 ÖVP State secretaries Hubert Fuchs State secretary in the Ministry of Finance 18 December 2017 22 May 2019 FPÖ Karoline Edtstadler State secretary in the Ministry of the Interior 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 ÖVP

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