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| Appointer | President of Austria |
| Inaugural holder | Jodok Fink |
| Formation | 15 March 1919 |
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| This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Austria |
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In Austrian politics, the Vice-Chancellor (Vizekanzler) is a member of the federal government acting as a deputy to the Federal Chancellor.
Art. 69(2) of the Constitution of Austria states:
- The Vice-Chancellor stands in for the Federal Chancellor in his complete field of functions. If both Federal Chancellor and Vice Chancellor are hindered, the Federal President appoints a member of the government to represent the Federal Chancellor.
In practice, the Vice-Chancellor is normally the leading member of the junior party within the current coalition government, frequently the party chairman. If only one party is represented in the government, the Vice Chancellor is often the Chancellor's presumed successor.
List of Vice-Chancellors of Austria [edit]
Vice-Chancellors of the First Austrian Republic [edit](1918-1938, here including the austro-fascist period from 1934-1938) |
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| Name | Assumption of office | End of office period | Party | |
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| Jodok Fink | March 15, 1919 | April 26, 1920 | CS | |
| Ferdinand Hanusch | July 7, 1920 | October 22, 1920 | SDAPÖ | |
| Eduard Heinl | October 22, 1920 | November 20, 1920 | CS | |
| Walter Breisky | November 20, 1920 | May 30, 1922 | ||
| Felix Frank | May 31, 1922 | November 20, 1924 | GDVP | |
| Leopold Waber | November 20, 1924 | October 20, 1926 | GDVP | |
| Franz Dinghofer | October 20, 1926 | May 19, 1927 | GDVP | |
| Karl Hartleb | May 19, 1927 | May 4, 1929 | Landbund | |
| Vinzenz Schumy | May 4, 1929 | September 26, 1929 | Landbund | |
| Carl Vaugoin | September 26, 1929 | September 30, 1930 | CS | |
| Richard Schmitz | September 30, 1930 | December 4, 1930 | CS | |
| Johann Schober | December 4, 1930 | January 29, 1932 | ||
| Franz Winkler | January 29, 1932 | September 21, 1933 | Landbund | |
| Emil Fey | September 21, 1933 | May 1, 1934 | Heimatblock | |
| Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg | May 1, 1934 | May 14, 1936 | Heimatblock | |
| Eduard Baar-Baarenfels | May 14, 1936 | November 3, 1936 | Heimatblock | |
| Ludwig Hülgerth | November 3, 1936 | March 11, 1938 | VF | |
| Edmund Glaise-Horstenau | March 11, 1938 | March 13, 1938 | NSDAP | |
Vice-Chancellors of the Second Austrian Republic [edit](since 1945) |
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| Name | Assumption of office | End of office period | Party | |
| Adolf Schärf | December 20, 1945 | May 22, 1957 | SPÖ | |
| Bruno Pittermann | May 22, 1957 | April 19, 1966 | SPÖ | |
| Fritz Bock | April 19, 1966 | January 19, 1968 | ÖVP | |
| Hermann Withalm | January 19, 1968 | April 21, 1970 | ÖVP | |
| Rudolf Häuser | April 21, 1970 | September 30, 1976 | SPÖ | |
| Hannes Androsch | October 1, 1976 | January 20, 1981 | SPÖ | |
| Fred Sinowatz | January 20, 1981 | May 24, 1983 | SPÖ | |
| Norbert Steger | May 24, 1983 | January 21, 1987 | FPÖ | |
| Alois Mock | January 21, 1987 | April 24, 1989 | ÖVP | |
| Josef Riegler | April 24, 1989 | July 2, 1991 | ÖVP | |
| Erhard Busek | July 2, 1991 | May 4, 1995 | ÖVP | |
| Wolfgang Schüssel | May 4, 1995 | February 4, 2000 | ÖVP | |
| Susanne Riess-Passer | February 4, 2000 | February 28, 2003 | FPÖ | |
| Herbert Haupt | February 28, 2003 | October 21, 2003 | FPÖ | |
| Hubert Gorbach | October 21, 2003 | January 11, 2007 | FPÖ / BZÖ | |
| Wilhelm Molterer | January 11, 2007 | 2 December 2008 | ÖVP | |
| Josef Pröll | 2 December 2008 | 21 April 2011 | ÖVP | |
| Michael Spindelegger | 21 April 2011 | present | ÖVP | |
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