Chancellor of Austria

This page is about the office. For a list of Austrian chancellors, see List of chancellors of Austria.

The Federal Chancellor is the head of government and chief executive of Austria. His or her deputy is the Vice-Chancellor. Before 1918, the office was the same as Minister-President of Austria. The Federal Chancellor is the de facto highest office in the state government.

Federal Chancellor of Republic of Austria Bundeskanzler der Republik Österreichcode: de is deprecated   (German)
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Incumbent Christian Stocker since 3 March 2025
Chancellery
Style	Mr Chancellor His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Head of government
Status	Supreme executive organ Minister
Member of	Cabinet European Council National Security Council
Seat	Chancellery Building Ballhausplatz, Innere Stadt, Vienna
Appointer	President
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Austria
Precursor	Minister-President of Cisleithania
Formation	30 October 1918 (1918-10-30)
First holder	Karl Renner
Deputy	Vice-Chancellor
Salary	€306,446 annually
Website	federal-chancellery.gv.at

The Chancellor is chosen by the President of Austria. The current Chancellor is Christian Stocker since 2025.

Chancellor Of Austria Media

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  Federal Chancellery on Ballhausplatz, former Geheime Hofkanzleicode: de is deprecated

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  Ministers Council room in the Federal Chancellery.