Events in the year 2020 in Austria.
Incumbents
President: Alexander Van der Bellen Chancellor: Brigitte Bierlein (until 7 January); Sebastian Kurz (from 7 January)
Governors Burgenland: Hans Peter Doskozil Carinthia: Peter Kaiser Lower Austria: Johanna Mikl-Leitner Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Jr. Styria: Hermann Schützenhöfer Tyrol: Günther Platter Upper Austria: Thomas Stelzer Vienna: Michael Ludwig Vorarlberg: Markus Wallner
Events 7 January – Sebastian Kurz takes over as Chancellor of Austria, replacing Brigitte Bierlein 9 – 26 January – The 2020 European Men's Handball Championship is hosted by Austria, Norway and Sweden. 20 – 26 January – The 2020 European Figure Skating Championships is held in Graz. 15 May – Ulrike Lunacek resigns as Austrian minister of culture, following criticism of her actions with respect to the Austrian cultural economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deaths
3 January – Wolfgang Brezinka, educational scientist (b. 1928). 17 January – Oswald Oberhuber, sculptor and painter (b. 1931). 19 January – Manfred Clynes, Austrian-born Australian-American scientist, inventor and musician (b. 1925). 21 January – Theodor Wagner, footballer (b. 1927). 23 January Adolf Holl, theologian (b. 1930). Alfred Körner, footballer (b. 1926). Franz Mazura, operatic bass-baritone (b. 1924) 7 February – Paul Koralek, Austrian-born British architect (b. 1933). 15 February – Wilfried Thaler, cyclist (b. 1934) 28 March – Hertha Töpper, contralto (b. 1924) 6 May – Norbert Balatsch, singer and choral conductor (b. 1928) 24 August – Frederick Baker, filmmaker and archaeologist (b. 1965). 6 December – Klaus Ofczarek, operatic tenor and actor (b. 1939)
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