First Kurz government
Kurz government | |
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 30th government of Austria | |
| Incumbent | |
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| Date formed | 18 December 2017 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Alexander Van der Bellen |
| Head of government | Sebastian Kurz |
| Deputy head of government | Heinz-Christian Strache |
| No. of ministers | 13 |
| Member parties | Austrian People's Party Freedom Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority coalition (ÖVP-FPÖ) |
| Opposition parties | Main opposition SPÖ Other opposition NEOS PILZ |
| Opposition leaders | Main Christian Kern (SPÖ) Other Matthias Strolz (NEOS) Peter Pilz (PILZ) |
| History | |
| Election | 2017 election |
| Predecessor | Kern government |
The Kurz government (Template:Lang-de) is the current government of Austria, it took office on 18 December 2017. It succeeded the Kern government, following the 2017 election. Sebastian Kurz, leader of the centre-right ÖVP, reached an agreement on a coalition with the right-wing FPÖ, making him chancellor of Austria. The cabinet was appointed by President Alexander Van der Bellen.[1]
Cabinet members
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
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| Federal Chancellery | |||||||||
| Federal Chancellor | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | ÖVP | ||||||
| Federal Minister within the Federal Chancellery for EU, Arts, Culture and Media | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | ÖVP | ||||||
| Federal Minister within the Federal Chancellery for Women, Families and Youth | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | ÖVP | ||||||
| Federal Ministry of the Civil Service and Sport | |||||||||
| Vice-Chancellor Federal Minister for the Civil Service and Sport | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | FPÖ | ||||||
| Federal Ministry of Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | Independent | ||||||
| Federal Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Finance | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | Independent | ||||||
| State Secretary | |||||||||
| 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | FPÖ | |||||||
| Federal Ministry of Sustainability and Tourism | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | ÖVP | ||||||
| Federal Ministry of Defence | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Defence | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | FPÖ | ||||||
| Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Education, Science and Research | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | Independent | ||||||
| Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | FPÖ | ||||||
| Federal Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for the Interior | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | FPÖ | ||||||
| State Secretary | |||||||||
| 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | ÖVP | |||||||
| Federal Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | Independent | ||||||
| Federal Ministry of Digital, Business and Enterprise | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Digital, Business and Enterprise | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | Independent | ||||||
| Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology | 18 December 2017 | Incumbent | FPÖ | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Kurz Set to Become Austrian Chancellor, Backed by Nationalists". Bloomberg. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
External links
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