List_of_Ministers_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Austria)
For the ministry itself, see Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This article lists the ministers of foreign affairs of Austria, from 30 October 1918 up to today. During the time of the Anschluss to Nazi Germany from 1938 to 1945, Austria had no government in its own right. The current Austrian foreign minister is Alexander Schallenberg, who took office on 6 December 2021.
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
|---|---|
| Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Style | Mr. Federal minister (formal) |
| Member of | Federal Government Council of Ministers Foreign Affairs Council |
| Seat | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minoritenplatz, Innere Stadt, Vienna |
| Nominator | Political parties |
| Appointer | The President on advice of the Chancellor |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Austria |
| Precursor | Imperial and Royal Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| First holder | Viktor Adler in the Republic of German-Austria (30 October 1918) Karl Renner In the first Republic (21 October 1919) Karl Gruber In the second republic (26 September 1945) |
| Website | www.bmeia.gv.at (in English) www |
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Foreign ministers of Austria during the Interwar period
Further information: Republic of German-Austria, First Austrian Republic, and Federal State of Austria
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| No. | Portrait | Foreign Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
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| 1 |  | Adler, VictorVictor Adler (1852–1918) | 30 October 1918 | 11 November 1918 | 12 days | SDAPÖ | Renner I |
| 2 |  | Bauer, OttoOtto Bauer (1881–1938) | 21 November 1918 | 26 July 1919 | 247 days | SDAPÖ | Renner I–II |
| 3 |  | Renner, KarlKarl Renner (1870–1950) | 26 July 1919 | 22 October 1920 | 1 year, 88 days | SDAPÖ | Renner II–III Mayr I |
| 4 |  | Mayr, MichaelMichael Mayr (1864–1922) | 22 October 1920 | 21 June 1921 | 242 days | CS | Mayr I–II |
| 5 |  | Schober, JohannesJohannes Schober (1874–1932) | 21 June 1921 | 26 January 1922 | 219 days | Independent | Schober I |
| 6 | _1927_©_Georg_Fayer_(1892–1950)_OeNB_10449491.jpg) | Breisky, WalterWalter Breisky (1871–1944) | 26 January 1922 | 27 January 1922 | 1 day | CS | Breisky |
| 7 | ![Leopold Hennet [de]](./File:No_image.png) | Hennet, LeopoldLeopold Hennet [de] (1876–1950) | 27 January 1922 | 31 May 1922 | 124 days | Independent | Schober II |
| 8 |  | Grünberger, AlfredAlfred Grünberger (1875–1935) | 31 May 1922 | 20 November 1924 | 2 years, 173 days | CS | Seipel I–II–III |
| 9 |  | Mataja, HeinrichHeinrich Mataja (1877–1937) | 20 November 1924 | 15 January 1926 | 1 year, 56 days | CS | Ramek I |
| 10 |  | Ramek, RudolfRudolf Ramek (1881–1941) | 15 January 1926 | 20 October 1926 | 278 days | CS | Ramek II |
| 11 |  | Seipel, IgnazIgnaz Seipel (1876–1932) | 20 October 1926 | 4 May 1929 | 2 years, 196 days | CS | Seipel IV–V |
| 12 | .jpg) | Streeruwitz, ErnstErnst Streeruwitz (1874–1952) | 4 May 1929 | 26 September 1929 | 145 days | CS | Streeruwitz |
| (5) | | Schober, JohannesJohannes Schober (1874–1932) | 26 September 1929 | 30 September 1930 | 1 year, 4 days | Independent | Schober III |
| (11) | | Seipel, IgnazIgnaz Seipel (1876–1932) | 30 September 1930 | 4 December 1930 | 65 days | CS | Vaugoin |
| (5) | | Schober, JohannesJohannes Schober (1874–1932) | 4 December 1930 | 29 January 1932 | 1 year, 56 days | Independent | Ender Buresch I |
| 13 |  | Buresch, KarlKarl Buresch (1878–1936) | 29 January 1932 | 20 May 1932 | 112 days | CS | Buresch II |
| 14 |  | Dollfuss, EngelbertEngelbert Dollfuss (1892–1934) | 20 May 1932 | 10 July 1934 | 2 years, 51 days | CS VF | Dollfuss I–II |
| 15 | | Tauschitz, StephanStephan Tauschitz (1889–1970) | 10 July 1934 | 3 August 1934 | 24 days | Landbund VF | Dollfuss II Schuschnigg I |
| 16 | | Berger, EgonEgon Berger-Waldenegg [de] (1880–1960) | 3 August 1934 | 14 May 1936 | 1 year, 285 days | VF | Schuschnigg I |
| 17 | .jpg) | Schuschnigg, KurtKurt Schuschnigg (1897–1977) | 14 May 1936 | 11 July 1936 | 58 days | VF | Schuschnigg II |
| 18 |  | Schmidt, GuidoGuido Schmidt (1901–1957) | 11 July 1936 | 11 March 1938 | 1 year, 243 days | VF | Schuschnigg III–IV |
| 19 | ![Wilhelm Wolf [de]](./File:Government_of_Seyss-Inquart_(Wilhelm_Wolf).jpg) | Wolf, WilhelmWilhelm Wolf [de] (1897–1939) | 11 March 1938 | 13 March 1938 | 2 days | NSDAP | Seyss-Inquart Cabinet |
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Austria annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938 (see Austria within Nazi Germany for details). Independence restored in 1945.
Foreign ministers of Austria after the end of World War II
Further information: Austria
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| No. | Portrait | Foreign Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
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| 1 | | Gruber, KarlKarl Gruber (1909–1995) | 26 September 1945 | 26 November 1953 | 8 years, 61 days | ÖVP | Renner IV Cabinet Figl I Cabinet–II–III Raab I Cabinet |
| 2 |  | Figl, LeopoldLeopold Figl (1902–1965) | 26 November 1953 | 9 June 1959 | 5 years, 195 days | ÖVP | Raab I Cabinet–II |
| 3 |  | Kreisky, BrunoBruno Kreisky (1911–1990) | 9 June 1959 | 19 April 1966 | 6 years, 314 days | SPÖ | Raab III–IV Gorbach I Cabinet–II Klaus I Cabinet |
| 4 |  | Tončić, LujoLujo Tončić-Sorinj (1915–2005) | 19 April 1966 | 19 January 1968 | 1 year, 275 days | ÖVP | Klaus II Cabinet |
| 5 |  | Waldheim, KurtKurt Waldheim (1918–2007) | 19 January 1968 | 21 April 1970 | 2 years, 92 days | ÖVP | Klaus II Cabinet |
| 6 |  | Kirchschläger, RudolfRudolf Kirchschläger (1915–2000) | 21 April 1970 | 24 June 1974 | 4 years, 64 days | Independent | Kreisky I Cabinet–II |
| 7 | | Bielka, ErichErich Bielka (1908–1992) | 24 June 1974 | 30 September 1976 | 2 years, 98 days | Independent | Kreisky II–III |
| 8 | .jpg) | Pahr, WillibaldWillibald Pahr (born 1930) | 30 September 1976 | 24 May 1983 | 6 years, 236 days | Independent | Kreisky III–IV |
| 9 | | Lanc, ErwinErwin Lanc (born 1930) | 24 May 1983 | 10 September 1984 | 1 year, 109 days | SPÖ | Sinowatz Cabinet |
| 10 | .jpg) | Gratz, LeopoldLeopold Gratz (1929–2006) | 10 September 1984 | 16 June 1986 | 1 year, 279 days | SPÖ | Sinowatz Cabinet |
| 11 | | Jankowitsch, PeterPeter Jankowitsch (born 1933) | 16 June 1986 | 21 January 1987 | 219 days | SPÖ | Vranitzky I Cabinet |
| 12 |  | Mock, AloisAlois Mock (1934–2017) | 21 January 1987 | 4 May 1995 | 8 years, 103 days | ÖVP | Vranitzky II–III–IV |
| 13 |  | Schüssel, WolfgangWolfgang Schüssel (born 1945) | 4 May 1995 | 4 February 2000 | 4 years, 276 days | ÖVP | Vranitzky IV–V Klima Cabinet |
| 14 |  | Ferrero, BenitaBenita Ferrero-Waldner (born 1948) | 4 February 2000 | 20 October 2004 | 4 years, 259 days | ÖVP | Schüssel I Cabinet–II |
| 15 |  | Plassnik, UrsulaUrsula Plassnik (born 1956) | 20 October 2004 | 2 December 2008 | 4 years, 43 days | ÖVP | Schüssel II Cabinet Gusenbauer Cabinet |
| 16 |  | Spindelegger, MichaelMichael Spindelegger (born 1959) | 2 December 2008 | 16 December 2013 | 5 years, 14 days | ÖVP | Faymann I Cabinet |
| 17 |  | Kurz, SebastianSebastian Kurz (born 1986) | 16 December 2013 | 18 December 2017 | 4 years, 2 days | ÖVP | Faymann II Cabinet Kern Cabinet |
| 18 | _(24876263787)_(cropped).jpg) | Kneissl, KarinKarin Kneissl (born 1965) | 18 December 2017 | 3 June 2019 | 1 year, 167 days | Independent | Kurz I Cabinet |
| 19 | .jpg) | Schallenberg, AlexanderAlexander Schallenberg (born 1969) | 3 June 2019 | 11 October 2021 | 2 years, 130 days | ÖVP | Bierlein Cabinet Kurz II Cabinet |
| 20 | _(cropped).jpg) | Linhart, MichaelMichael Linhart (born 1958) | 11 October 2021 | 6 December 2021 | 56 days | ÖVP | Schallenberg Cabinet |
| (19) |  | Schallenberg, AlexanderAlexander Schallenberg (born 1969) | 6 December 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 135 days | ÖVP | Nehammer Cabinet |
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