🇦🇹 Austria
Republic, semi-presidential system, federal parliamentary republicLiberal democracy
Christian Stocker
Prime Minister · 546 days in office
Tenure records
Longest-serving
Bruno Kreisky
4,781 days
Shortest-serving
Walter Breisky
1 days
Average tenure
982 days
Christian Stocker: 44% below average
Recent prime ministers by days in office
Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Austria?
Across 35 completed terms, the average prime minister of Austria has served 982 days (about 2.7 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 420 days. The last leader to beat the average was Karl Nehammer, who left office in 2025.
One completed term Average tenure per decade
All prime ministers of Austria
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 |  Christian Stocker | Mar 3, 2025 | Incumbent | 546 |
| 35 |  Alexander Schallenberg | Jan 10, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 | 52 |
| 34 |  Karl Nehammer | Dec 6, 2021 | Jan 10, 2025 | 1,131 |
| 33 | Alexander Schallenberg | Oct 11, 2021 | Dec 6, 2021 | 56 |
| 32 |  Sebastian Kurz | Jan 7, 2020 | Oct 11, 2021 | 643 |
| 31 |  Brigitte Bierlein | Jun 3, 2019 | Jan 7, 2020 | 218 |
| 30 |  Hartwig Löger | May 28, 2019 | Jun 3, 2019 | 6 |
| 29 | Sebastian Kurz | Dec 18, 2017 | May 28, 2019 | 526 |
| 28 |  Christian Kern | May 17, 2016 | Dec 18, 2017 | 580 |
| 27 |  Reinhold Mitterlehner | May 9, 2016 | May 17, 2016 | 8 |
| 26 |  Werner Faymann | Dec 2, 2008 | May 9, 2016 | 2,715 |
| 25 |  Alfred Gusenbauer | Jan 11, 2007 | Dec 2, 2008 | 691 |
| 24 |  Wolfgang Schüssel | Feb 4, 2000 | Jan 11, 2007 | 2,533 |
| 23 |  Viktor Klima | Jan 28, 1997 | Feb 4, 2000 | 1,102 |
| 22 |  Franz Vranitzky | Jun 16, 1986 | Jan 28, 1997 | 3,879 |
| 21 |  Bruno Kreisky | Apr 21, 1970 | May 24, 1983 | 4,781 |
| 20 |  Josef Klaus | Jan 1, 1964 | Jan 1, 1970 | 2,192 |
| 19 |  Alfons Gorbach | Apr 11, 1961 | Apr 2, 1964 | 1,087 |
| 18 |  Julius Raab | Apr 2, 1953 | Apr 11, 1961 | 2,931 |
| 17 |  Leopold Figl | Dec 20, 1945 | Apr 2, 1953 | 2,660 |
| 16 |  Karl Renner | Apr 27, 1945 | Dec 20, 1945 | 237 |
| 15 |  Arthur Seyss-Inquart | Mar 11, 1938 | Mar 13, 1938 | 2 |
| 14 |  Kurt Schuschnigg | Jul 29, 1934 | Mar 11, 1938 | 1,321 |
| 13 |  Engelbert Dollfuss | May 20, 1932 | Jul 25, 1934 | 796 |
| 12 |  Otto Ender | Dec 4, 1930 | Jun 20, 1931 | 198 |
| 11 |  Carl Vaugoin | Sep 30, 1930 | Dec 4, 1930 | 65 |
| 10 |  Johann Schober | Sep 26, 1929 | Sep 25, 1930 | 364 |
| 9 |  Ignaz Seipel | Oct 20, 1926 | May 4, 1929 | 927 |
| 8 |  Rudolf Ramek | Nov 20, 1924 | Oct 20, 1926 | 699 |
| 7 | Ignaz Seipel | May 31, 1922 | Nov 20, 1924 | 904 |
| 6 | Johann Schober | Jan 27, 1922 | May 31, 1922 | 124 |
| 5 |  Walter Breisky | Jan 26, 1922 | Jan 27, 1922 | 1 |
| 4 | Johann Schober | Jun 21, 1921 | Jan 26, 1922 | 219 |
| 3 |  Michael Mayr | Jul 7, 1920 | Jun 21, 1921 | 349 |
| 2 | Karl Renner | Oct 30, 1918 | Oct 21, 1919 | 356 |
| 1 |  Heinrich Lammasch | Oct 27, 1918 | Nov 11, 1918 | 15 |
Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the Prime Minister of Austria?
- Christian Stocker has been Prime Minister of Austria since Mar 3, 2025.
- Who is the longest-serving Prime Minister of Austria?
- Bruno Kreisky, with 4,781 days in office.
- Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Austria?
- Across 35 completed terms, the average prime minister of Austria has served 982 days (about 2.7 years). Terms are getting shorter: the last five completed terms averaged just 420 days. The last leader to beat the average was Karl Nehammer, who left office in 2025.