Minister of Defense (Austria)

Minister of Defense ; Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung
	Coat of arms
	Incumbent; Klaudia Tanner; since 7 January 2020
	Ministry of Defense
Style	Mrs. Federal minister ; (formal)
Member of	Federal Government ; Council of Ministers ; National Security Council
Seat	Rossauer Barracks, Innere Stadt, Vienna
Nominator	Political parties
Appointer	The President; on advice of the Chancellor
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Austria ; Defense law
Precursor	Imperial and Royal Minister of War
First holder	Josef Mayer ; in the first Republic (10 November 1920) ; Ferdinand Graf ; in the second Republic
Website	bundesheer.at (in English) ; bundesheer.at (in German)

The Minister of Defense of Austria heads the Ministry of Defense.

For the ministry itself, see Ministry of Defence.

First Austrian Republic

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Political Party	Government
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office[lower-alpha 1]	Duration	Political Party	Government
State Ministry for the Army (Staatsamt für Heereswesen)
1		Mayer, JosefJosef Mayer (1877–1938)	30 October 1918	15 March 1919	136 days	DNP	Renner I
2		Deutsch, JuliusJulius Deutsch (1884–1968)	15 March 1919	22 October 1920	1 year, 221 days	SDAPÖ	Renner II–III Mayr I
3		Breisky, WalterWalter Breisky (1871–1944)	22 October 1920	22 November 1920	29 days	CS	Mayr I
Federal Ministry for the Army (Bundesministerium für Heereswesen)
4		Glanz, EgonEgon Glanz (1880–1945) Beamter	22 November 1920	7 April 1921	29 days	Nonpartisan	Mayr II
(3)		Breisky, WalterWalter Breisky (1871–1944)	7 April 1921	28 April 1921	21 days	CS	Mayr II
5		Vaugoin, CarlCarl Vaugoin (1873–1949)	28 April 1921	7 October 1921	162 days	CS	Mayr II Schober I
6		Wächter, JosefJosef Wächter (1866–1949) Army officer	7 October 1921	31 May 1922	236 days	Nonpartisan	Schober I–II
(5)		Vaugoin, CarlCarl Vaugoin* (1873–1949)	31 May 1922	21 September 1933	11 years, 113 days	CS	Seipel I–II–III Ramek I–II Seipel IV–V Streeruwitz Schober III Vaugoin Ender Buresch I–II Dollfuss I
7		Dollfuss, EngelbertEngelbert Dollfuss* (1892–1934)	21 September 1933	12 March 1934	172 days	CS	Dollfuss II
8		Schönburg, AloisAlois Schönburg-Hartenstein (1858–1944) Army officer	12 March 1934	10 July 1934	120 days	Nonpartisan	Dollfuss II
(7)		Dollfuss, EngelbertEngelbert Dollfuss* (1892–1934)	10 July 1934	25 July 1934 †	15 days	VF	Dollfuss II
9		Starhemberg, ErnstErnst Rüdiger Starhemberg (1899–1956) Acting	26 July 1934	29 July 1934	3 days	VF	Dollfuss II
Federal Ministry for National Defence (Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung)
10		Schuschnigg, KurtKurt Schuschnigg* (1897–1977)	29 July 1934	11 March 1938	3 years, 225 days	VF	Schuschnigg I–II–III–IV
11		Seyss, ArthurArthur Seyss-Inquart* (1892–1946)	11 March 1938	13 March 1938	2 days	NSDAP	Seyss-Inquart

* Partly as Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor.

Second Austrian Republic

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Political Party	Government
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office[lower-alpha 1]	Duration	Political Party	Government
Ministry for National Defence
No minister, section of the Federal Chancellory Ministry (Bundeskanzleramt)
Federal Ministry for National Defence (Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung)
1		Graf, FerdinandFerdinand Graf (1907–1969)	15 July 1956	11 April 1961	4 years, 270 days	ÖVP	Raab II–II–III
2		Schleinzer, KarlKarl Schleinzer (1924–1975)	11 April 1961	2 April 1964	2 years, 357 days	ÖVP	Gorbach I–II
3		Prader, GeorgGeorg Prader (1917–1985)	2 April 1964	21 April 1970	6 years, 19 days	ÖVP	Klaus I–II
4		Freihsler, JohannBrigadier Johann Freihsler (1917–1981)	21 April 1970	4 February 1971	289 days	Independent	Kreisky I
–		Kreisky, BrunoBruno Kreisky (1911–1990) Acting	4 February 1971	8 February 1971	4 days	SPÖ	Kreisky I
5		Lütgendorf, KarlBrigadier Karl Lütgendorf (1914–1981)	8 February 1971	31 May 1977	6 years, 112 days	Independent	Kreisky I–II–III
–		Kreisky, BrunoBruno Kreisky (1911–1990) Acting	31 May 1977	8 June 1977	8 days	SPÖ	Kreisky III
6		Rösch, OttoOtto Rösch (1917–1995)	8 June 1977	21 May 1983	5 years, 347 days	SPÖ	Kreisky III–II
7		Frischenschlager, FriedhelmFriedhelm Frischenschlager (born 1943)	21 May 1983	12 May 1986	2 years, 356 days	FPÖ	Sinowatz
8		Krünes, HelmutHelmut Krünes (born 1941)	12 May 1986	21 January 1987	254 days	FPÖ	Sinowatz Vranitzky I
9		Lichal, RobertRobert Lichal (born 1932)	21 January 1987	6 November 1990	3 years, 289 days	ÖVP	Vranitzky II
–		Mock, AloisAlois Mock* (1934–2017) Acting	6 November 1990	17 December 1990	41 days	ÖVP	Vranitzky II
10		Fasslabend, WernerWerner Fasslabend (born 1944)	17 December 1990	4 February 2000	9 years, 49 days	ÖVP	Vranitzky III–II–III Klima
11		Scheibner, HerbertHerbert Scheibner (born 1963)	4 February 2000	28 February 2003	3 years, 24 days	FPÖ	Schüssel I
12		Platter, GüntherGünther Platter (born 1954)	28 February 2003	11 January 2007	3 years, 317 days	ÖVP	Schüssel II
13		Darabos, NorbertNorbert Darabos (born 1964)	11 January 2007	11 March 2013	6 years, 59 days	SPÖ	Gusenbauer Faymann I
Federal Ministry for National Defence and Sport (Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung und Sport)
14		Klug, GeraldGerald Klug (born 1968)	11 March 2013	26 January 2016	2 years, 321 days	SPÖ	Faymann I–II
15		Doskozil, HansHans Peter Doskozil (born 1970)	26 January 2016	18 December 2017	1 year, 326 days	SPÖ	Faymann II Kern
16		Kunasek, MarioMario Kunasek (born 1976)	18 December 2017	8 January 2018	21 days	FPÖ	Kurz I
Federal Ministry for National Defence (Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung)
16		Kunasek, MarioMario Kunasek (born 1976)	8 January 2018	20 May 2019	1 year, 132 days	FPÖ	Kurz I
17		Luif, JohannLieutenant General Johann Luif (born 1959)	22 May 2019	3 June 2019	12 days	Independent	Kurz I
18		Starlinger, ThomasMajor General Thomas Starlinger (born 1963)	3 June 2019	7 January 2020	218 days	Independent	Bierlein
18		Tanner, KlaudiaKlaudia Tanner (born 1970)	7 January 2020	Incumbent	222 days	ÖVP	Kurz II

*Entrusted with continuation of the ministry

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Notes

Based on when the successor took office

References

External links

(in German) Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung Österreich
Karl Lütgendorf (German) de:Karl Lütgendorf

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