This is a list of presidents of Austria since the establishment of that office in 1919.
List of officeholders (1920–present)
Presidents of Austria during the Interwar period
Austria was part of Nazi Germany from 12 March 1938 to 13 April 1945.
Presidents of Austria after the end of World War II
† denotes people who died in office.
Timeline First Republic
Second Republic
Longest-serving presidents
The following table lists all presidents of the Second Republic (since 1945) ranked by their length of tenure, with the incumbent president's tenure automatically updating daily.
Rank President Length of tenure Timespan Party 1 Heinz Fischer 2004–2016 SPÖ Rudolf Kirchschläger 1974–1986 IND 3 Thomas Klestil 1992–2004 ÖVP 4 Alexander Van der Bellen 2017–present Greens 5 Franz Jonas 1965–1974 SPÖ 6 Adolf Schärf 1957–1965 SPÖ 7 Kurt Waldheim 1986–1992 ÖVP 8 Theodor Körner 1951–1957 SPÖ 9 Karl Renner 1945–1950 SPÖ
Presidents by party
The following table summarizes presidents of the Second Republic grouped by political party.
Party Total time in office Number ofpresidents Presidents SPÖSocial Democratic Party 39 years, 80 days 5 Karl Renner, Theodor Körner, Adolf Schärf, Franz Jonas, Heinz Fischer ÖVPAustrian People's Party 17 years, 364 days 2 Kurt Waldheim, Thomas Klestil INDIndependent 12 years, 0 days 1 Rudolf Kirchschläger GreensThe Greens (ongoing) 1 Alexander Van der Bellen
Age-related statistics
The following table shows age-related data for all presidents of the Second Republic, with living presidents' ages automatically updating.
President Born Age at startof presidency Age at endof presidency Post-presidencytimespan Died Lifespan Karl Renner 14 December 1870 — 31 December 1950 Theodor Körner 24 April 1873 — 4 January 1957 Adolf Schärf 20 April 1890 — 28 February 1965 Franz Jonas 4 October 1899 — 24 April 1974 Rudolf Kirchschläger 20 March 1915 30 March 2000 Kurt Waldheim 21 December 1918 14 June 2007 Thomas Klestil 4 November 1932 — 6 July 2004 Heinz Fischer 9 October 1938 — Alexander Van der Bellen 18 January 1944 Incumbent
Notes: Light green indicates living former presidents Green indicates the current incumbent president Presidents who died in office show "—" for post-presidency timespan Living presidents' post-presidency timespan and lifespan automatically update daily
Graphical representation This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the Presidents of Austria since 1945. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
The following chart shows presidents by their age (living presidents in green), with the years of their time in office in color.
See also History of Austria Politics of Austria Emperor of Austria Rulers of Austria President of Austria Chancellor of Austria List of chancellors of Austria
Notes
References
External links Official Website of the Austrian President Austria: Heads of State: 1918–1938 and 1938–2017