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First Lady of Austria
First Lady of Austria
	Incumbent; Doris Schmidauer; since 26 January 2017
Inaugural holder	Luise Renner
Formation	20 December 1945

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First Lady of Austria (German: Ehepartner des österreichischen Bundespräsidenten) is the title attributed to the wife (or, in place of a wife, a designee, such as a daughter) of the president of Austria.^[1]^[2] The current first lady is Doris Schmidauer, wife of President Alexander Van der Bellen, who has held the position since 26 January 2017.^[3]

First ladies of the First Austrian Republic (1919–1934)

First Lady	Term Begins	Term Ends	President of Austria	Notes
Emilie Hainisch	9 December 1920	10 December 1928	Michael Hainisch
Leopoldine Miklas	10 December 1928	13 March 1938	Wilhelm Miklas

First ladies of the Second Austrian Republic (1945–present)

First Lady	Term Begins	Term Ends	President of Austria	Notes
Luise Renner	20 December 1945	31 December 1950	Karl Renner
Position vacant	21 June 1951	4 January 1957	Theodor Körner	Körner was a bachelor.
Martha Kyrle	22 May 1957	28 February 1965	Adolf Schärf	Schärf's wife, Hilda Schärf, died in 1956 before he became president. Their daughter, Martha Kyrle, served as First Lady during his tenure in office. President Schärf died in office.
Margarete Jonas	9 June 1965	24 April 1974	Franz Jonas
Herma Kirchschläger	8 July 1974	8 July 1986	Rudolf Kirchschläger
Elisabeth Waldheim	8 July 1986	8 July 1992	Kurt Waldheim
Edith Klestil	8 July 1992	1994	Thomas Klestil	Edith Klestil left Thomas Klestil in January 1994 following revelations of his affair with his aide, Margot Löffler.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] Edith Klestil was voted Austria's "Woman of the Year" in March 1994.^[4] The Klestils divorced on 17 September 1998 after forty year of marriage and a four-year separation.^[8]
Margot Klestil-Löffler	23 December 1998 (marriage)	6 July 2004	Thomas Klestil	President Klestil and Margot Löffler initially agreed to separate in January 1994 following the revelations of their affair,^[7] but later reconnected. They married on 23 December 1998, just a few months after Klestil's divorce from Edith Klestil. President Klestil died in office on 6 July 2004.^[4] Klestil-Löffler, a diplomat, served as Ambassador to the Czech Republic (2004–2009) and Russia (2009–2014).
Margit Fischer	8 July 2004	8 July 2016	Heinz Fischer
Doris Schmidauer	26 January 2017	Present	Alexander Van der Bellen	Schmidauer and Van der Bellen married in December 2015.^[9] Schmidauer, who is head of personnel and management of the Green Party Parliamentary Club as of January 2017, has expressed a desire to continue working for the Green Party while she serves as Austria's First Lady.^[3]^[10]

References

^ Mittelstaedt, Katharina (2016-11-30). "First Lady ohne Auftrag". Der Standard. Archived from the original on 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
^ Markus, Georg (2016-12-04). "Beruf: First Lady". Kurier. Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
^ ^a ^b Mittelstaedt, Katharina (2016-12-04). "Das ist die neue First Lady". Österreich. Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Thomas Klestil obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 2004-07-08. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
^ "Austrian President Leaves Wife, Loses Aide". Washington Post. 1994-01-24. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
^ Kinzer, Stephen (1994-01-26). "The Talk of Vienna: President's Affair". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
^ ^a ^b "President loses wife and mistress". The Independent. 1994-01-26. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
^ "President of Austria picks mistress over longtime wife". Hürriyet Daily News. Associated Press. 1998-09-19. Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
^ ČTK (4 December 2016). "Vyhrážali sa mu smrťou, teraz bude prezidentom. Na scénu prichádza "Zelený profesor"". Hospodárske Noviny (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^ "Doris Schmidauer: Das ist Österreichs neue First Lady". Heute (in Austrian German). 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[ds-1] Mittelstaedt, Katharina (2016-11-30). "First Lady ohne Auftrag". Der Standard. Archived from the original on 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2017-03-18.

[kurier-2] Markus, Georg (2016-12-04). "Beruf: First Lady". Kurier. Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-19.

[oe-3] Mittelstaedt, Katharina (2016-12-04). "Das ist die neue First Lady". Österreich. Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-19.

[telegraph-4] "Thomas Klestil obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 2004-07-08. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-18.

[wp-5] "Austrian President Leaves Wife, Loses Aide". Washington Post. 1994-01-24. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-03-18.

[nytimes-6] Kinzer, Stephen (1994-01-26). "The Talk of Vienna: President's Affair". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-18.

[independent-7] "President loses wife and mistress". The Independent. 1994-01-26. Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-18.

[hdn-8] "President of Austria picks mistress over longtime wife". Hürriyet Daily News. Associated Press. 1998-09-19. Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-18.

[9] ČTK (4 December 2016). "Vyhrážali sa mu smrťou, teraz bude prezidentom. Na scénu prichádza "Zelený profesor"". Hospodárske Noviny (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[10] "Doris Schmidauer: Das ist Österreichs neue First Lady". Heute (in Austrian German). 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

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-The '''First Lady of Austria''' is the title attributed to the wife (or, in place of a wife, a designee, such as a daughter) of the [[President of Austria]].<ref name=ds>{{cite news |first=Katharina |last=Mittelstaedt |title=First Lady ohne Auftrag |url=http://derstandard.at/2000048213784/Praesidentschaftswahl-First-Lady-ohne-Auftrag |work=[[Der Standard]] |publisher= |date=2016-11-30 |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref><ref name=kurier>{{cite news |first=Georg |last=Markus |title=Beruf: First Lady |url=https://kurier.at/politik/inland/bundespraesidentenwahl/am-heutigen-tag-der-entscheidung-beruf-first-lady/233.999.549 |work=[[Kurier]] |publisher= |date=2016-12-04 |accessdate=2017-03-19}}</ref> The current First Lady is [[Doris Schmidauer]], wife of President [[Alexander Van der Bellen]], who has held the position since 26 January 2017.<ref name=oe>{{cite news |first=Katharina |last=Mittelstaedt |title=Das ist die neue First Lady |url=http://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/bp-wahl/Das-ist-die-neue-First-Lady/261079034 |work=[[Österreich (newspaper)]] |publisher= |date=2016-12-04 |accessdate=2017-03-19}}</ref>
+'''First Lady of Austria''' ({{Langx|de|Ehepartner des österreichischen Bundespräsidenten}}) is the title attributed to the wife (or, in place of a wife, a designee, such as a daughter) of the [[president of Austria]].<ref name=ds>{{cite news |first=Katharina |last=Mittelstaedt |title=First Lady ohne Auftrag |url=http://derstandard.at/2000048213784/Praesidentschaftswahl-First-Lady-ohne-Auftrag |work=[[Der Standard]] |date=2016-11-30 |access-date=2017-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127193954/http://derstandard.at/2000048213784/Praesidentschaftswahl-First-Lady-ohne-Auftrag |archive-date=2017-11-27 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=kurier>{{cite news |first=Georg |last=Markus |title=Beruf: First Lady |url=https://kurier.at/politik/inland/bundespraesidentenwahl/am-heutigen-tag-der-entscheidung-beruf-first-lady/233.999.549 |work=[[Kurier]] |date=2016-12-04 |access-date=2017-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320053224/https://kurier.at/politik/inland/bundespraesidentenwahl/am-heutigen-tag-der-entscheidung-beruf-first-lady/233.999.549 |archive-date=2017-03-20 |url-status=live}}</ref> The current first lady is [[Doris Schmidauer]], wife of President [[Alexander Van der Bellen]], who has held the position since 26 January 2017.<ref name=oe>{{cite news |first=Katharina |last=Mittelstaedt |title=Das ist die neue First Lady |url=http://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/bp-wahl/Das-ist-die-neue-First-Lady/261079034 |work=[[Österreich (newspaper)|Österreich]] |date=2016-12-04 |access-date=2017-03-19
+|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320060658/http://www.oe24.at/oesterreich/politik/bp-wahl/Das-ist-die-neue-First-Lady/261079034 |archive-date=2017-03-20 |url-status=live}}</ref>
-==First Ladies of the Second Austrian Republic (1945–present) ==
+==First ladies of the First Austrian Republic (1919–1934) ==
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! First Lady
+! Term Begins
+! Term Ends
+! [[President of Austria]]
+! Notes
+|-
+|[[Emilie Hainisch]]
+| 9 December 1920
+| 10 December 1928
+|[[Michael Hainisch]]
+|
+|-
+| [[Leopoldine Miklas]]
+| 10 December 1928
+| 13 March 1938
+| [[Wilhelm Miklas]]
+|
+|}
+==First ladies of the Second Austrian Republic (1945–present) ==
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 | 28 February 1965
 | [[Adolf Schärf]]
-| Körner's wife, Hilda Schärf, died in 1956 before he became President. Their daughter, [[Martha Kyrle]], served as First Lady during his tenure in office. President Schärf died in office.
+| Schärf's wife, Hilda Schärf, died in 1956 before he became president. Their daughter, [[Martha Kyrle]], served as First Lady during his tenure in office. President Schärf died in office.
 |-
 | [[Margarete Jonas]]
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 | 1994
 | [[Thomas Klestil]]
-| Edith Klestil left Thomas Klestil in January 1994 following revelations of his affair with his aide, [[Margot Klestil-Löffler|Margot Löffler]].<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Thomas Klestil obituary |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1466428/Thomas-Klestil.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |publisher= |date=2004-07-08 |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref><ref name=wp>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Austrian President Leaves Wife, Loses Aide  |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/01/26/austrian-leaves-wife-loses-aide/608cd874-16fb-4956-bb4d-2b63935ac860/?utm_term=.64df592636ad |work=[[Washington Post]] |publisher= |date=1994-01-24 |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref><ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |first=Stephen|last=Kinzer |title=The Talk of Vienna: President's Affair |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/26/world/the-talk-of-vienna-president-s-affair.html |work=[[New York Times]] |publisher= |date=1994-01-26 |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref><ref name=independent>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=President loses wife and mistress |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/president-loses-wife-and-mistress-1409433.html |work=[[The Independent]] |publisher= |date=1994-01-26 |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref> Edith Klestil was voted Austria's "Woman of the Year" in March 1994.<ref name=telegraph/> The Klestils divorced on 17 September 1998 after forty year of marriage and a four-year separation.<ref name=hdn>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=President of Austria picks mistress over longtime wife |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/president-of-austria-picks-mistress-over-longtime-wife.aspx?pageID=438&n=president-of-austria-picks-mistress-over-longtime-wife-1998-09-19 |work=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |date=1998-09-19 |accessdate=2017-03-18}}</ref>
+| Edith Klestil left Thomas Klestil in January 1994 following revelations of his affair with his aide, [[Margot Klestil-Löffler|Margot Löffler]].<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news |title=Thomas Klestil obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1466428/Thomas-Klestil.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2004-07-08 |access-date=2017-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319111711/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1466428/Thomas-Klestil.html |archive-date=2017-03-19 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=wp>{{cite news |title=Austrian President Leaves Wife, Loses Aide  |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/01/26/austrian-leaves-wife-loses-aide/608cd874-16fb-4956-bb4d-2b63935ac860/ |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=1994-01-24 |access-date=2017-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407233654/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/01/26/austrian-leaves-wife-loses-aide/608cd874-16fb-4956-bb4d-2b63935ac860/ |archive-date=2017-04-07 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |first=Stephen|last=Kinzer |title=The Talk of Vienna: President's Affair |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/26/world/the-talk-of-vienna-president-s-affair.html |work=[[New York Times]] |date=1994-01-26 |access-date=2017-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319114843/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/26/world/the-talk-of-vienna-president-s-affair.html |archive-date=2017-03-19 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=independent>{{cite news |title=President loses wife and mistress |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/president-loses-wife-and-mistress-1409433.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=1994-01-26 |access-date=2017-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319113904/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/president-loses-wife-and-mistress-1409433.html |archive-date=2017-03-19 |url-status=live}}</ref> Edith Klestil was voted Austria's "Woman of the Year" in March 1994.<ref name=telegraph/> The Klestils divorced on 17 September 1998 after forty year of marriage and a four-year separation.<ref name=hdn>{{cite news |title=President of Austria picks mistress over longtime wife |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/president-of-austria-picks-mistress-over-longtime-wife.aspx?pageID=438&n=president-of-austria-picks-mistress-over-longtime-wife-1998-09-19 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |date=1998-09-19 |access-date=2017-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320051908/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/president-of-austria-picks-mistress-over-longtime-wife.aspx?pageID=438&n=president-of-austria-picks-mistress-over-longtime-wife-1998-09-19 |archive-date=2017-03-20 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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 | [[Margot Klestil-Löffler]]
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 | 6 July 2004
 | [[Thomas Klestil]]
-| President Klestil and Margot Löffler initially agreed to separate in January 1994 following the revelations of their affair,<ref name=independent/> but later reconnected. They marred on 23 December 1998, just a few months after Klestil's divorce from Edith Klestil. President Klestil died in office on 6 July 2004.<ref name=telegraph/> Klestil-Löffler, a diplomat, served as Ambassador to the [[Czech Republic]] (2004–2009) and [[Russia]] (2009–2014).
+| President Klestil and Margot Löffler initially agreed to separate in January 1994 following the revelations of their affair,<ref name=independent/> but later reconnected. They married on 23 December 1998, just a few months after Klestil's divorce from Edith Klestil. President Klestil died in office on 6 July 2004.<ref name=telegraph/> Klestil-Löffler, a diplomat, served as Ambassador to the [[Czech Republic]] (2004–2009) and [[Russia]] (2009–2014).
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 | [[Margit Fischer]]
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 | Present
 | [[Alexander Van der Bellen]]
-| Schmidauer and Van der Bellen married in December 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hnonline.sk/svet/870872-vyhrazali-sa-mu-smrtou-teraz-bude-prezidentom-na-scenu-prichadza-zeleny-profesor|title=Vyhrážali sa mu smrťou, teraz bude prezidentom. Na scénu prichádza "Zelený profesor"|author=ČTK|date=4 December 2016|accessdate=5 December 2016|newspaper=[[Hospodárske Noviny]]|language=Slovak}}</ref> Schmidauer, who is head of personnel and management of the Green Party Parliamentary Club as of January 2017, has expressed a desire to continue working for the Green Party while she serves as Austria's First Lady.<ref>{{cite news|language=de-AT|url=http://www.heute.at/redcarpet/leute/Doris-Schmidauer-Das-ist-OEsterreichs-neue-First-Lady;art23692,1292106|title=Doris Schmidauer: Das ist Österreichs neue First Lady|date=24 May 2016|accessdate=5 December 2016|newspaper=[[:de:Heute (österreichische Zeitung)|Heute]]}}</ref>
+| Schmidauer and Van der Bellen married in December 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hnonline.sk/svet/870872-vyhrazali-sa-mu-smrtou-teraz-bude-prezidentom-na-scenu-prichadza-zeleny-profesor|title=Vyhrážali sa mu smrťou, teraz bude prezidentom. Na scénu prichádza "Zelený profesor"|author=ČTK|date=4 December 2016|access-date=5 December 2016|newspaper=[[Hospodárske Noviny]]|language=sk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116135346/https://hnonline.sk/svet/870872-vyhrazali-sa-mu-smrtou-teraz-bude-prezidentom-na-scenu-prichadza-zeleny-profesor |archive-date=2018-01-16 |url-status=live}}</ref> Schmidauer, who is head of personnel and management of the Green Party Parliamentary Club as of January 2017, has expressed a desire to continue working for the Green Party while she serves as Austria's First Lady.<ref name=oe/><ref>{{cite news|language=de-AT|url=http://www.heute.at/redcarpet/leute/Doris-Schmidauer-Das-ist-OEsterreichs-neue-First-Lady;art23692,1292106|title=Doris Schmidauer: Das ist Österreichs neue First Lady|date=24 May 2016|access-date=5 December 2016|newspaper=[[:de:Heute (österreichische Zeitung)|Heute]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220085129/http://www.heute.at/redcarpet/leute/Doris-Schmidauer-Das-ist-OEsterreichs-neue-First-Lady;art23692,1292106 |archive-date=2016-12-20 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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+{{First Ladies and Gentlemen}}
-[[Category:Spouses of Presidents of Austria|*]]
-[[Category:Lists of spouses of national leaders|Austria]]
+[[Category:Spouses of presidents of Austria|*]]
+[[Category:Lists of spouses of heads of state|Austria]]