Minister of the Interior (Austria)
The minister of the interior (German : Bundesminister für Inneres ) is the head and chief executive of the Ministry of the Interior as well as the ultimate authority in matters public security in Austria .
The incumbent minister of the Interior is Gerhard Karner (ÖVP ). The minister is appointed by the president on advice of the chancellor .
Powers and duties
The Federal Constitutional Law itself expressly designates the minister as the supreme authority in matters of public security (Oberste Sicherheitsbehörde ) and places the police directorates immediately beneath the control of the minister. In this capacity, and as a supreme executive organ , the minister bears ultimate responsibly for the direction of law enforcement and the administration of security policy , and cannot be overruled by any other officer or body within the executive branch. The minister is assisted by a secretary general, who administers the day-to-day ministerial operations, and by a director general for public security , who serves as Austria's top career law enforcement officer and superintends most specialized police agencies.
The minister of the interior is the only constitutionally mandated minister position in Austria.
List of ministers
Austrian Empire
No.
Portrait
Minister of the Interior
Took office
Left office
Time in office
1 Kolowrat, Franz Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky (1778–1861) 29 September 1826 20 March 1848 21 years, 173 days
2 Pillersdorf, Franz Baron Franz von Pillersdorf (1786–1862) 20 March 1848 8 July 1848 110 days
3 Doblhoff, Anton Baron Anton von Doblhoff-Dier (1800–1872) 8 July 1848 30 October 1848 114 days
4 Stadion, Franz Franz Stadion, Count von Warthausen (1806–1853) 21 November 1848 28 July 1849 249 days
5 Bach, Alexander Baron Alexander von Bach (1813–1893) 28 July 1849 22 August 1859 10 years, 25 days
6 Gołuchowski, Agenor Agenor Romuald Gołuchowski (1812–1875) 22 August 1859 13 December 1860 1 year, 113 days
7 Schmerling, Anton Anton von Schmerling (1806–1893) 13 December 1860 26 June 1865 4 years, 195 days
8 Belcredi, Richard Count Richard Belcredi (1823–1902) 27 July 1865 7 February 1867 1 year, 226 days
9 Beust, Friedrich Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (1809–1886) 7 February 1867 7 March 1867 28 days
10 Taaffe, Eduard Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe (1833–1895) 7 March 1867 30 December 1867 298 days
Cisleithania
No.
Portrait
Minister of the Interior
Took office
Left office
Time in office
1 Giskra, Carl Carl Giskra (1820–1879) 1 January 1868 22 March 1870 2 years, 80 days
2 Taaffe, Eduard Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe (1833–1895) 14 April 1870 6 February 1871 298 days
3 Hohenwart, Karl Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart (1824–1899) 7 February 1871 30 October 1871 265 days
4 Holzgethan, Ludwig Baron Ludwig von Holzgethan (1800–1876) Acting 30 October 1871 24 November 1871 25 days
5 Zollheim, Josef Josef Lasser von Zollheim [de ] (1814–1879) 25 November 1871 5 July 1878 6 years, 222 days
6 Auersperg, Adolf Prince Adolf of Auersperg (1821–1885) 5 July 1878 15 February 1879 225 days
- Stremayr, Karl Karl von Stremayr (1823–1904) Acting 15 February 1879 12 August 1879 178 days
(2) Taaffe, Eduard Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe (1833–1895) 12 August 1879 11 November 1893 14 years, 91 days
- Stremayr, Karl Karl von Stremayr (1823–1904) Acting 12 August 1879 16 February 1880 188 days
- Eybesfeld, Sigmund Sigmund Conrad von Eybesfeld [de ] (1821–1898) Acting 16 February 1880 5 November 1885 5 years, 262 days
- Frankenthurn, Paul Paul Gautsch von Frankenthurn (1851–1918) Acting 5 November 1885 11 November 1893 8 years, 6 days
6 Bacquehem, Olivier Olivier Marquis de Bacquehem [de ] (1847–1917) 11 November 1893 18 June 1895 1 year, 219 days
7 Kielmansegg, Erich Count Erich Kielmansegg (1847–1923) 18 June 1895 30 September 1895 104 days
8 Badeni, Kasimir Count Kasimir Felix Badeni (1846–1909) 30 September 1895 28 November 1897 2 years, 59 days
9 Frankenthurn, Paul Paul Gautsch von Frankenthurn (1851–1918) 28 November 1897 5 March 1898 97 days
10 Thun, Franz Franz, Prince of Thun and Hohenstein (1847–1916) 5 March 1898 2 October 1899 1 year, 211 days
11 Koerber, Ernest Ernest von Koerber (1850–1919) 2 October 1899 21 December 1899 80 days
12 Stummer, Josef Josef Stummer [cs ] (1834–1903) 21 December 1899 18 January 1900 1 year, 0 days
(11) Koerber, Ernest Ernest von Koerber (1850–1919) 18 January 1900 27 December 1904 4 years, 344 days
13 Bylandt-Rheidt, Artur Artur Bylandt-Rheidt [de ] (1854–1915) 1 January 1905 30 April 1906 1 year, 119 days
14 Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Konrad Prince Konrad of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1863–1918) 2 May 1906 28 May 1906 26 days
15 Bienerth-Schmerling, Richard Count Richard von Bienerth-Schmerling (1863–1918) 2 June 1906 7 November 1908 2 years, 158 days
16 Haerdtl, Guido Baron Guido von Haerdtl [de ] (1859–1928) 15 November 1908 9 January 1911 2 years, 55 days
17 Wickenburg, Maximilian Max Wickenburg [de ] (1857–1918) 9 January 1911 28 October 1911 292 days
18 von Heinold-Udynski, Karl Karl Heinold [cs ] (1862–1943) 3 November 1911 30 November 1915 4 years, 27 days
(14) Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Konrad Prince Konrad of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (1863–1918) 30 November 1915 29 August 1916 273 days
19 Handel, Erasmus Erasmus von Handel [de ] (1860–1928) 29 August 1916 21 October 1916 53 days
20 Schwartzenau, Erwin Erwin Schwartzenau [de ] (1858–1926) 31 October 1916 13 December 1916 43 days
(19) Handel, Erasmus Erasmus von Handel [de ] (1860–1928) 20 December 1916 23 June 1917 185 days
21 Toggenburg, Friedrich Friedrich von Toggenburg [de ] (1860–1928) 23 June 1917 11 June 1918 353 days
22 Gayer, Edmund Edmund von Gayer [de ] (1860–1952) 11 June 1918 22 July 1918 41 days
(21) Gayer, Edmund Edmund von Gayer [de ] (1860–1952) 25 July 1918 11 November 1918 109 days
First Republic
No.
Portrait
Minister of the Interior
Took office
Left office
Time in office
Party
Cabinet
1 Mataja, Heinrich Heinrich Mataja (1877–1937) 30 October 1918 15 March 1919 136 daysCS Renner I Cabinet
2 Renner, Karl Karl Renner (1870–1950) 15 March 1919 9 May 1919 55 daysSDAPÖ Renner II Cabinet
3 Eldersch, Matthias Matthias Eldersch (1869–1931) 9 May 1919 7 July 1920 1 year, 59 daysSDAPÖ Renner II –III
4 Breisky, Walter Walter Breisky (1871–1944) 7 July 1920 20 November 1920 136 daysIndependent Mayr I Cabinet
5 Glanz, Egon Egon Glanz [de ] (1880–1945) 20 November 1920 7 April 1921 138 daysIndependent Mayr II Cabinet
- Breisky, Walter Walter Breisky (1871–1944) Acting 7 April 1921 23 April 1921 16 daysIndependent Mayr II Cabinet
6 Ramek, Rudolf Rudolf Ramek (1881–1941) 23 April 1921 21 June 1921 59 daysCS Mayr II Cabinet
7 Waber, Leopold Leopold Waber (1875–1945) 21 June 1921 16 January 1922 209 daysGDVP Schober I Cabinet
- Schober, Johann Johann Schober (1874–1932) Acting 16 January 1922 26 January 1922 10 daysIndependent Schober I Cabinet
- Breisky, Walter Walter Breisky (1871–1944) Acting 26 January 1922 27 January 1922 1 dayIndependent Breisky Cabinet
- Schober, Johann Johann Schober (1874–1932) Acting 27 January 1922 31 May 1922 124 daysIndependent Schober II Cabinet
8 Frank, Felix Felix Frank (1874–1932) 31 May 1922 17 April 1923 321 daysGDVP Seipel I Cabinet
9 Seipel, Ignaz Ignaz Seipel (1874–1932) 17 April 1923 22 November 1924 1 year, 219 daysCS Seipel II–III
(6) Ramek, Rudolf Rudolf Ramek (1881–1941) 22 November 1924 20 October 1926 59 daysCS Ramek I Cabinet –II
(9) Seipel, Ignaz Ignaz Seipel (1874–1932) 20 October 1926 4 May 1929 2 years, 196 daysCS Seipel II–III Ramek I–II Seipel IV–V
10 Streeruwitz, Ernst Ernst Streeruwitz (1874–1932) 4 May 1929 26 September 1929 145 daysCS Streeruwitz Cabinet
11 Streeruwitz, Ernst Vinzenz Schumy [de ] (1878–1962) 26 September 1929 30 September 1930 1 year, 4 daysLandbund Schober III Cabinet
12 Starhemberg, Ernst Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (1878–1962) 30 September 1930 4 December 1930 65 daysHeimatblock Vaugoin Cabinet
13 Winkler, Franz Franz Winkler [de ] (1890–1945) 4 December 1930 20 May 1932 1 year, 168 daysLandbund Ender Cabinet Buresch I Cabinet –II
14 Bachinger, Franz Franz Bachinger [de ] (1892–1938) 20 May 1932 10 May 1933 355 daysLandbund Dollfuss I Cabinet
(11) Streeruwitz, Ernst Vinzenz Schumy [de ] (1878–1962) 10 May 1933 23 September 1933 136 daysLandbund Dollfuss I Cabinet
15 Kerber, Robert Robert Kerber [de ] (1884–1977) 23 September 1933 30 July 1934 310 daysCS Dollfuss II Cabinet
16 Fey, Emil Emil Fey (1886–1938) 30 July 1934 29 October 1935 1 year, 91 daysHeimatblock Dollfuss II Cabinet
17 Baar, Eduard Eduard Baar-Baarenfels [de ] (1885–1967) 29 October 1935 3 November 1936 1 year, 5 daysVF Schuschnigg I Cabinet –II
18 Schuschnigg, Kurt Kurt Schuschnigg (1897–1977) 3 November 1936 6 November 1936 3 daysVF Schuschnigg II Cabinet
19 Glaise, Edmund Edmund Glaise-Horstenau (1882–1946) 6 November 1936 16 February 1938 1 year, 102 daysVF Schuschnigg III Cabinet
20 Seyß, Arthur Arthur Seyß-Inquart (1892–1946) 16 February 1938 13 March 1938 25 daysDNSAP Schuschnigg IV Cabinet Seyss-Inquart Cabinet
Second Republic
No.
Portrait
Minister of the Interior
Took office
Left office
Time in office
Party
Cabinet
1 Honner, Franz Franz Honner [de ] (1893–1964) 27 April 1945 20 December 1945 237 daysKPÖ Renner IV Cabinet
2 Helmer, Oskar Oskar Helmer (1893–1964) 20 December 1945 16 July 1959 13 years, 208 daysSPÖ Figl I Cabinet –II –III Raab I Cabinet –II
3 Afritsch, Josef Josef Afritsch (1901–1964) 16 July 1959 27 March 1963 3 years, 254 daysSPÖ Raab III Cabinet –II Gorbach I Cabinet
4 Olah, Franz Franz Olah (1910–2009) 27 March 1963 21 September 1964 1 year, 178 daysSPÖ Gorbach II Cabinet
5 Czettel, Hans Hans Czettel [de ] (1923–1980) 21 September 1964 19 April 1966 1 year, 210 daysSPÖ Klaus I Cabinet
6 Hetzenauer, Franz Franz Hetzenauer [de ] (1911–2006) 19 April 1966 19 January 1968 1 year, 275 daysÖVP Klaus II Cabinet
7 Soronics, Franz Franz Soronics [de ] (1920–2009) 19 January 1968 21 April 1970 2 years, 92 daysÖVP Klaus II Cabinet
8 Rösch, Otto Otto Rösch (1917–1995) 21 April 1970 8 June 1977 7 years, 48 daysSPÖ Kreisky I Cabinet –II –III
9 Lanc, Erwin Erwin Lanc (born 1930) 8 June 1977 24 May 1983 5 years, 350 daysSPÖ Kreisky III Cabinet –II
10 Blecha, Karl Karl Blecha [de ] (born 1933) 24 May 1983 2 February 1989 5 years, 254 daysSPÖ Sinowatz Cabinet Vranitzky I Cabinet –II
11 Löschnak, Franz Franz Löschnak (born 1940) 2 February 1989 6 April 1995 6 years, 63 daysSPÖ Vranitzky II–III–IV
12 Einem, Caspar Caspar Einem (1948–2021) 6 April 1995 28 January 1997 1 year, 297 daysSPÖ Vranitzky IV Cabinet –II
13 Schlögl, Karl Karl Schlögl (1924–2007) 28 January 1997 2 March 2000 3 years, 34 daysSPÖ Klima Cabinet
14 Strasser, Ernst Ernst Strasser (born 1956) 2 March 2000 11 December 2004 4 years, 284 daysÖVP Schüssel I Cabinet –II
– Platter, Günther Günther Platter (born 1954) Acting 11 December 2004 22 December 2004 11 daysÖVP Schüssel II Cabinet
15 Prokop, Liese Liese Prokop (1941–2006) 22 December 2004 31 December 2006 † 2 years, 9 daysÖVP Schüssel II Cabinet
– Schüssel, Wolfgang Wolfgang Schüssel (born 1945) Acting 2 January 2007 11 January 2007 9 daysÖVP Schüssel II Cabinet
16 Platter, Günther Günther Platter (born 1954) 11 January 2007 30 June 2008 171 daysÖVP Gusenbauer Cabinet
– Molterer, Wilhelm Wilhelm Molterer (born 1955) Acting 30 June 2008 1 July 2008 1 dayÖVP Gusenbauer Cabinet
17 Fekter, Maria Maria Fekter (born 1956) 1 July 2008 21 April 2011 2 years, 294 daysÖVP Gusenbauer Cabinet Faymann I Cabinet
18 Mikl, Johanna Johanna Mikl-Leitner (born 1964) 21 April 2011 21 April 2016 5 years, 0 daysÖVP Faymann I Cabinet –II
19 Sobotka, Wolfgang Wolfgang Sobotka (born 1956) 21 April 2016 18 December 2017 1 year, 241 daysÖVP Faymann II Cabinet Kern Cabinet
20 Kickl, Herbert Herbert Kickl (born 1968) 18 December 2017 20 May 2019 1 year, 153 daysFPÖ Kurz I Cabinet
21 Ratz, Eckart Eckart Ratz (born 1953) 22 May 2019 3 June 2019 12 daysIndependent Kurz I Cabinet
22 Peschorn, Wolfgang Wolfgang Peschorn (born 1965) 3 June 2019 7 January 2020 218 daysIndependent Bierlein Cabinet
23 Nehammer, Karl Karl Nehammer (born 1972) 7 January 2020 6 December 2021 1 year, 333 daysÖVP Kurz II Cabinet Schallenberg Cabinet
24 Karner, Gerhard Gerhard Karner (born 1967) 6 December 2021 incumbent 2 years, 268 daysÖVP Nehammer Cabinet
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