List of Ministers of Transport (Austria)

Minister of Transport

Bundesminister für Verkehr

Coat of arms

Incumbent
Leonore Gewessler
since 7 January 2020

Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
Style| Ms. Minister
(normal)
Her Excellency
(diplomatic)
Type| Minister
Status| Supreme executive organ
Member of| Cabinet
Seat| Ministry of Transport
Stubenring 1, Innere Stadt, Vienna
Nominator| Political parties
Appointer| The President
on advice of the Chancellor
Constituting instrument| Constitution of Austria
First holder| Carl Jukel
Website| www.bmvit.gv.at (in German)

The Minister of Transport of Austria (German: Bundesminister für Verkehr) heads the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology.

## Ministers[edit]

### First Republic[edit]

№  | Portrait  | Name
(Born-Died) | Term  | Political Party  | Government

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Took office  | Left office[a] | Duration
State Secretariat of Transport
(Staatsamt für Verkehrswesen)

| Jukel, CarlCarl Jukel [de]
(1865–1931)| 30 October 1918| 15 March 1919| 136 days| CS| Renner I Cabinet

| Paul, LudwigLudwig Paul [de]
(1864–1920)| 15 March 1919| 1 July 1920 †| 1 year, 108 days| Independent| Renner II Cabinet–II

| Hanusch, FerdinandFerdinand Hanusch
(1866–1923)
Acting| 1 July 1920| 7 July 1920| 6 days| SDAPÖ| Renner III Cabinet

| Pesta, KarlKarl Pesta [de]
(1871–1945)| 7 July 1920| 20 November 1920| 136 days| Independent| Mayr I Cabinet
Ministry of Transport
(Bundesministerium für Verkehrswesen)

| Pesta, KarlKarl Pesta [de]
(1871–1945)| 20 November 1920| 21 June 1921| 213 days| Independent| Mayr II Cabinet

| Rodler, WaltherWalther Rodler [de]
(1867–1931)| 21 June 1921| 31 May 1922| 344 days| CS| Schober I Cabinet
Breisky Cabinet
Schober II Cabinet

| Odehnal, FranzFranz Odehnal [de]
(1870–1928)| 31 May 1922| 17 April 1923| 321 days| CS| Seipel I Cabinet
Ministry of Commerce and Transport
(Bundesministerium für Handel und Verkehr)

| Schürff, HansHans Schürff [de]
(1875–1939)| 17 April 1923| 26 September 1929| 6 years, 162 days| GDVP| Seipel II–III
Ramek I Cabinet–II
Seipel IV–V
Streeruwitz Cabinet

| Hainisch, MichaelMichael Hainisch
(1858–1940)| 26 September 1929| 17 June 1930| 264 days| Independent| Schober III Cabinet

| Schober, JohannJohann Schober
(1874–1932)
Acting| 17 June 1930| 20 June 1930| 3 days| Independent| Schober III Cabinet

| Schuster, FriedrichFriedrich Schuster [de]
(1863–1932)| 20 June 1930| 30 September 1930| 102 days| Independent| Schober III Cabinet

| Heinl, EduardEduard Heinl
(1880–1957)| 30 September 1930| 21 September 1932| 1 year, 357 days| CS| Vaugoin Cabinet
Ender Cabinet
Buresch I Cabinet–II
Dollfuss I Cabinet
10|

| Jakoncig, GuidoGuido Jakoncig [de]
(1895–1972)| 21 September 1932| 10 May 1933| 231 days| Heimatblock| Dollfuss II Cabinet
11|

| Stockinger, FriedrichFriedrich Stockinger [de]
(1894–1968)| 10 May 1933| 3 November 1936| 3 years, 177 days| VF| Dollfuss II Cabinet
Schuschnigg I Cabinet–II
12|

| Taucher, WilhelmWilhelm Taucher [de]
(1892–1962)| 3 November 1936| 16 February 1938| 1 year, 105 days| VF| Schuschnigg III Cabinet
13|

| Raab, JuliusJulius Raab
(1891–1964)| 16 February 1938| 11 March 1938| 23 days| VF| Schuschnigg IV Cabinet
14|

| Fischböck, HansHans Fischböck
(1895–1967)| 11 March 1938| 13 March 1938| 2 days| NSDAP| Seyss-Inquart Cabinet

### Second Republic[edit]

№  | Portrait  | Name
(Born-Died) | Term  | Political Party  | Government

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Took office  | Left office[a] | Duration
Ministry of Transport
(Bundesministerium für Verkehr)

| Übeleis, VinzenzVinzenz Übeleis [de]
(1889–1967)| 20 December 1945| 8 November 1949| 3 years, 323 days| SPÖ| Figl I Cabinet
Ministry of Transport and Nationalized Industry
(Bundesministerium für Verkehr und verstaatlichte Betriebe)

| Waldbrunner, KarlKarl Waldbrunner [de]
(1906–1980)| 8 November 1949| 29 June 1956| 6 years, 234 days| SPÖ| Figl II Cabinet–II
Raab I Cabinet
Ministry of Transport and Electricity
(Bundesministerium für Verkehr und Elektrizitätswirtschaft)

| Waldbrunner, KarlKarl Waldbrunner [de]
(1906–1980)| 29 June 1956| 14 December 1962| 6 years, 168 days| SPÖ| Raab II Cabinet–II–III
Gorbach I Cabinet

| Pittermann, BrunoBruno Pittermann
(1905–1983)
Acting| 14 December 1962| 27 March 1963| 103 days| SPÖ| Gorbach I Cabinet

| Probst, OttoOtto Probst
(1911–1978)| 27 March 1963| 19 April 1966| 3 years, 23 days| SPÖ| Gorbach II Cabinet
Klaus I Cabinet
Ministry of Transport and Nationalized Enterprise
(Bundesministerium für Verkehr und verstaatlichte Unternehmungen)

| Weiß, LudwigLudwig Weiß [de]
(1902–1994)| 19 April 1966| 21 April 1970| 4 years, 2 days| ÖVP| Klaus II Cabinet

| Frühbauer, ErwinErwin Frühbauer [de]
(1926–2010)| 21 April 1970| 24 July 1970| 94 days| SPÖ| Kreisky I Cabinet
Ministry of Transport
(Bundesministerium für Verkehr)

| Frühbauer, ErwinErwin Frühbauer [de]
(1926–2010)| 24 July 1970| 17 December 1973| 3 years, 146 days| SPÖ| Kreisky I Cabinet–II

| Lanc, ErwinErwin Lanc
(born 1930)| 17 December 1973| 8 June 1977| 3 years, 173 days| SPÖ| Kreisky II Cabinet–II

| Lausecker, KarlKarl Lausecker [de]
(1928–2015)| 8 June 1977| 10 September 1984| 7 years, 94 days| SPÖ| Kreisky III Cabinet–II
Sinowatz Cabinet

| Lacina, FerdinandFerdinand Lacina
(born 1942)| 10 September 1984| 1 January 1985| 113 days| SPÖ| Sinowatz Cabinet
Ministry of Public Economy and Transport
(Bundesministerium für öffentliche Wirtschaft und Verkehr)

| Lacina, FerdinandFerdinand Lacina
(born 1942)| 1 January 1985| 16 June 1986| 1 year, 166 days| SPÖ| Sinowatz Cabinet

| Streicher, RudolfRudolf Streicher
(born 1939)| 16 June 1986| 3 April 1992| 5 years, 292 days| SPÖ| Vranitzky I Cabinet–II–III
10|

| Klima, ViktorViktor Klima
(born 1947)| 3 April 1992| 12 March 1996| 3 years, 344 days| SPÖ| Vranitzky III Cabinet–II

| Scholten, RudolfRudolf Scholten [de]
(born 1955)
Acting| 12 March 1996| 1 May 1996| 50 days| SPÖ| Vranitzky V Cabinet
Ministry of Science, Transport and the Arts
(Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Verkehr und Kunst)
11|

| Scholten, RudolfRudolf Scholten [de]
(born 1955)| 1 May 1996| 28 January 1997| 272 days| SPÖ| Vranitzky V Cabinet
12|

| Einem, CasparCaspar Einem
(1948–2021)| 28 January 1997| 15 February 1997| 18 days| SPÖ| Klima Cabinet
Ministry of Science and Transport
(Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Verkehr)
12|

| Einem, CasparCaspar Einem
(1948–2021)| 15 February 1997| 4 February 2000| 2 years, 354 days| SPÖ| Klima Cabinet
13|

| Schmid, MichaelMichael Schmid [de]
(born 1945)| 4 February 2000| 1 April 2000| 57 days| FPÖ| Schüssel I Cabinet
Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology
(Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie)
13|

| Schmid, MichaelMichael Schmid [de]
(born 1945)| 1 April 2000| 14 November 2000| 227 days| FPÖ| Schüssel I Cabinet
14|

| Forstinger, MonikaMonika Forstinger
(born 1963)| 14 November 2000| 19 February 2002| 1 year, 97 days| FPÖ| Schüssel I Cabinet
15|

| Reichhold, MathiasMathias Reichhold [de]
(born 1957)| 19 February 2002| 28 February 2003| 1 year, 9 days| FPÖ| Schüssel I Cabinet
16|

| Gorbach, HubertHubert Gorbach
(born 1956)| 28 February 2003| 11 January 2007| 3 years, 317 days| FPÖ| Schüssel II Cabinet
17|

| Faymann, WernerWerner Faymann
(born 1960)| 11 January 2007| 2 December 2008| 1 year, 326 days| SPÖ| Gusenbauer Cabinet
18|

| Bures, DorisDoris Bures
(born 1962)| 2 December 2008| 1 September 2014| 5 years, 273 days| SPÖ| Faymann I Cabinet–II
19|

| Stöger, AloisAlois Stöger
(born 1960)| 1 September 2014| 26 January 2016| 1 year, 147 days| SPÖ| Faymann II Cabinet
20|

| Klug, GeraldGerald Klug
(born 1968)| 26 January 2016| 18 May 2016| 113 days| SPÖ| Faymann II Cabinet
21|

| Leichtfried, JörgJörg Leichtfried
(born 1967)| 18 May 2016| 18 December 2017| 1 year, 214 days| SPÖ| Kern Cabinet
22|

| Hofer, NorbertNorbert Hofer
(born 1971)| 18 December 2017| 20 May 2019| 1 year, 132 days| FPÖ| Kurz I Cabinet
23|

| Hackl, ValerieValerie Hackl
(born 1982)| 22 May 2019| 3 June 2019| 12 days| Independent| Kurz I Cabinet
24|

| Reichhardt, AndreasAndreas Reichhardt [de]
(born 1968)| 3 June 2019| 7 January 2020| 218 days| Independent| Bierlein Cabinet
Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
(Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie)
25|

| Gewessler, LeonoreLeonore Gewessler
(born 1977)| 7 January 2020| Incumbent| 3 years, 242 days| Greens| Kurz II Cabinet

## See also[edit]

* Ministry of Transport (Austria)

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b Based on when the successor took office

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