Federal Chancellor of Austria

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The Federal Chancellor of Austria is the country’s chief executive who leads the federal government and oversees national policy and administration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
head of government role
appointedBy Austrian President
surface form: Federal President of Austria
constitutingInstrument Federal Constitutional Law of Austria
country Austria
eligibleFor reappointment without term limits
firstHolder Karl Renner
formationDate 1920
governmentTypeContext parliamentary republic
hasDeputy Vice-Chancellor of Austria
hasJurisdictionOver executive branch of the Austrian federal government
insignia coat of arms of the Republic of Austria
surface form: Coat of arms of Austria
insigniaType coat of arms
jurisdiction Austrian federal government
surface form: federal government of Austria
languageOfTitle German
leads Austrian federal government
surface form: Federal Government of Austria
locatedIn Austria
surface form: Republic of Austria
meetsAt Federal Chancellery, Vienna
memberOf Austrian federal government
surface form: Council of Ministers of Austria

European Council
nativeLabel Bundeskanzler der Republik Österreich
Bundeskanzlerin der Republik Österreich
nominatedBy Austrian President
surface form: Federal President of Austria
officeHierarchyLevel highest-ranking member of the Austrian federal government
officeHoldersElectedBy indirectly by parliamentary majority
officeType federal
oversees Austrian federal government
surface form: federal administration of Austria

national policy of Austria
partOf Austrian federal government
surface form: Federal Government of Austria
precededBy Minister-President of Cisleithania
Minister-President of Cisleithania
surface form: State Chancellor of Austria
reportsTo Austrian Parliament
Austrian President
surface form: Federal President of Austria
residence Ballhausplatz 2, Vienna
responsibleFor coordination of federal ministries
overall direction of federal policy
representation of Austria in the European Council
role chief executive of Austria
head of government of Austria
seat Ballhausplatz
seatCity Vienna
seatCountry Austria
shortForm Austrian Chancellor
style Frau Bundeskanzlerin
Herr Bundeskanzler
termLength no fixed term
serves at the pleasure of the Federal President

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Austrian President appoints Federal Chancellor of Austria
Austrian federal government executivePowerExercisedBy Federal Chancellor of Austria
Austrian federal government headOfGovernment Federal Chancellor of Austria
Austria headOfGovernmentTitle Federal Chancellor of Austria
Kurt Schuschnigg office Federal Chancellor of Austria
this entity surface form: Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria
Karl Renner positionHeld Federal Chancellor of Austria
this entity surface form: Chancellor of Austria
Federal Chancellery, Vienna servesAsSeatOf Federal Chancellor of Austria
Ballhausplatz 2, Vienna usedBy Federal Chancellor of Austria
Federal Chancellery, Vienna usedBy Federal Chancellor of Austria
Herr Bundeskanzler usedForOffice Federal Chancellor of Austria
Austrian President worksWith Federal Chancellor of Austria