List of Austrian Chancellors by longevity
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This is a list of Austrian Chancellors
after the Second World War by longevity. Where the person in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to .
Two measures of the longevity are given - this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each Chancellor. The first column is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; the second column breaks this number down into years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the Chancellor lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his last birthday
.
age at which a Chancellor first takes office is roughly 53 years and 11 months, which falls between Josef Klaus
and Fred Sinowatz
. The youngest person to become Chancellor was Leopold Figl
, who took office at the age of 43 years, 79 days. The oldest person to become Chancellor was Karl Renner
at the age of 74 years, 134 days.
The oldest living Chancellor is Franz Vranitzky
, born 4 October 1937 (aged ). The youngest living former Chancellor is Alfred Gusenbauer
, born 8 February 1960 (aged ). The youngest living Chancellor is the incumbent, Werner Faymann
, born 4 May 1960 (aged ).
The longest lived Chancellor was Josef Klaus
, who died 26 July 2001 at the age of 90 years, 345 days. Franz Vranitzky
, the oldest living Chancellor, will tie Klaus if he lives to 14 September 2028. The shortest lived Chancellor was Leopold Figl
, who died 9 May 1965 at the age of 62 years, 219 days.
Chancellor of Austria
The Federal Chancellor is the head of government in Austria. Its deputy is the Vice-Chancellor. Before 1918, the equivalent office was the Minister-President of Austria. The Federal Chancellor is considered to be the most powerful political position in Austrian politics.-Appointment:The...
after the Second World War by longevity. Where the person in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to .
Two measures of the longevity are given - this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each Chancellor. The first column is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; the second column breaks this number down into years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the Chancellor lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his last birthday
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age at which a Chancellor first takes office is roughly 53 years and 11 months, which falls between Josef Klaus
Josef Klaus
Josef Klaus was an Austrian Christian/Conservative politician of the Peoples Party and the Federal Chancellor from 1964 to 1970. In 1934 graduated from law school. He married in 1936...
and Fred Sinowatz
Fred Sinowatz
Alfred "Fred" Sinowatz was born in Neufeld an der Leitha, Burgenland, Austria. He was an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party of Austria , and was Chancellor of Austria from 1983 to 1986.- Career until 1983 :Sinowatz, educated as a historian, was Minister of Education and Art in the...
. The youngest person to become Chancellor was Leopold Figl
Leopold Figl
Leopold Figl was an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party and the first Federal Chancellor after World War II...
, who took office at the age of 43 years, 79 days. The oldest person to become Chancellor was Karl Renner
Karl Renner
Karl Renner was an Austrian politician. He was born in Untertannowitz in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and died in Vienna...
at the age of 74 years, 134 days.
The oldest living Chancellor is Franz Vranitzky
Franz Vranitzky
Franz Vranitzky is an Austrian politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria , he was Chancellor of Austria from 1986 to 1997.-Early life and career:...
, born 4 October 1937 (aged ). The youngest living former Chancellor is Alfred Gusenbauer
Alfred Gusenbauer
Alfred Gusenbauer is an Austrian career politician who until 2008 spent his entire professional life as an employee of the Social Democratic Party of Austria or as a parliamentary representative. He headed the SPÖ from 2000 to 2008, and served as Chancellor of Austria from January 2007 to...
, born 8 February 1960 (aged ). The youngest living Chancellor is the incumbent, Werner Faymann
Werner Faymann
Werner Faymann is Chancellor of Austria and chairman of the Social Democratic Party SPÖ .-Background and earlier career:Born in Vienna, Austria, he studied law at the University of Vienna for two years but did not graduate....
, born 4 May 1960 (aged ).
The longest lived Chancellor was Josef Klaus
Josef Klaus
Josef Klaus was an Austrian Christian/Conservative politician of the Peoples Party and the Federal Chancellor from 1964 to 1970. In 1934 graduated from law school. He married in 1936...
, who died 26 July 2001 at the age of 90 years, 345 days. Franz Vranitzky
Franz Vranitzky
Franz Vranitzky is an Austrian politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria , he was Chancellor of Austria from 1986 to 1997.-Early life and career:...
, the oldest living Chancellor, will tie Klaus if he lives to 14 September 2028. The shortest lived Chancellor was Leopold Figl
Leopold Figl
Leopold Figl was an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party and the first Federal Chancellor after World War II...
, who died 9 May 1965 at the age of 62 years, 219 days.
Chancellors of Austria
| # |
Chancellor |
Date of birth |
First day of term |
Age at start of term |
Last day of term |
Age at end of term |
Length of retirement |
Date of death |
Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Renner Karl Renner Karl Renner was an Austrian politician. He was born in Untertannowitz in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and died in Vienna... |
14 December 1870 | days | days | |||||
| 2 | Leopold Figl Leopold Figl Leopold Figl was an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party and the first Federal Chancellor after World War II... |
2 October 1902 | days | days | |||||
| 3 | Julius Raab Julius Raab Julius Raab was a Conservative Austrian politician. He was Federal Chancellor of Austria from 1953 to 1961. Raab steered Allied-occupied Austria to independence. In 1955 he negotiated and signed the Austrian State Treaty... |
29 November 1891 | days | days | |||||
| 4 | Alfons Gorbach Alfons Gorbach Alfons Gorbach was an Austrian politician who served as Chancellor of Austria from 1961-64.From 1929-32, Gorbach was a municipal councillor in Graz... |
2 September 1898 | days | days | |||||
| 5 | Josef Klaus Josef Klaus Josef Klaus was an Austrian Christian/Conservative politician of the Peoples Party and the Federal Chancellor from 1964 to 1970. In 1934 graduated from law school. He married in 1936... |
15 August 1910 | days | days | |||||
| 6 | Bruno Kreisky Bruno Kreisky Bruno Kreisky was an Austrian politician who served as Foreign Minister from 1959 to 1966 and as Chancellor from 1970 to 1983. Aged 72 at the end of his chancellorship, he was the oldest acting Chancellor after World War II.... |
22 January 1911 | days | days | |||||
| 7 | Fred Sinowatz Fred Sinowatz Alfred "Fred" Sinowatz was born in Neufeld an der Leitha, Burgenland, Austria. He was an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party of Austria , and was Chancellor of Austria from 1983 to 1986.- Career until 1983 :Sinowatz, educated as a historian, was Minister of Education and Art in the... |
5 February 1929 | days | days | |||||
| 8 | Franz Vranitzky Franz Vranitzky Franz Vranitzky is an Austrian politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria , he was Chancellor of Austria from 1986 to 1997.-Early life and career:... |
4 October 1937 | days | days | |||||
| 9 | Viktor Klima Viktor Klima Viktor Klima is an Austrian Social Democrat politician and businessman. He was chancellor of Austria from 1997 to 2000.-Early career:... |
4 June 1947 | days | days | |||||
| 10 | Wolfgang Schüssel Wolfgang Schüssel Wolfgang Schüssel is an Austrian People's Party politician. He was Chancellor of Austria for two consecutive terms from February 2000 to January 2007... |
7 June 1945 | days | days | |||||
| 11 | Alfred Gusenbauer Alfred Gusenbauer Alfred Gusenbauer is an Austrian career politician who until 2008 spent his entire professional life as an employee of the Social Democratic Party of Austria or as a parliamentary representative. He headed the SPÖ from 2000 to 2008, and served as Chancellor of Austria from January 2007 to... |
8 February 1960 | days | days | |||||
| 12 | Werner Faymann Werner Faymann Werner Faymann is Chancellor of Austria and chairman of the Social Democratic Party SPÖ .-Background and earlier career:Born in Vienna, Austria, he studied law at the University of Vienna for two years but did not graduate.... |
4 May 1960 | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | days | |||
| # | Chancellor | Date of birth | First day of term |
Age at start of term |
Last day of term |
Age at end of term |
Length of retirement |
Date of death | Lifespan |