List of mayors of Vienna

This is a list of mayors and governors of Vienna since 1282.

Mayor and Governor of Vienna
Bürgermeister und Landeshauptmann
von Wien
Coat of arms of Vienna
Flag of Vienna
Incumbent
Michael Ludwig
since 24 May 2018
StyleMr. Mayor
(on city instance)
Mr. Governor
(on state instance)
StatusLandeshauptmann
Mayor
Member ofState Government
Wiener Landtag und Gemeinderat
ResidenceVienna City Hall
SeatRathausplatz, Innere Stadt
NominatorPolitical parties
AppointerThe Landtag
sworn in by the President
Term lengthFive years (no term limit)
Constituting instrumentFederal Constitutional Law
Formation1282
First holderKonrad Poll
First Mayor in the Duchy and Archduchy of Austria
Jakob Reumann
First Mayor and State Governor
Rudolf Prikryl
First Mayor and State Governor in the Second Republic
DeputyChristoph Wiederkehr
Deputy Mayor and Deputy Governor of Vienna
Websitewien.gv.at

Vienna is the capital city of Austria. Since 1920, it has also been an Austrian state, with its mayor doubling as the Landeshauptmann (governor or minister-president) of the State of Vienna.

Since 24 May 2018, Michael Ludwig has served as Mayor of Vienna.[1]

Duchy and Archduchy of Austria edit

Habsburg Monarchy edit

Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary edit

First Austrian Republic edit

Mayors and governors of Vienna edit

In 1922, the city of Vienna was constituted as a separate state of Austria. It had previously been the capital of Lower Austria. Thus Vienna's mayor also has the rank of a state governor.

Portrait Mayor Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Days
First Austrian Republic
  Jakob Reumann 1 January 1922 13 November 1923 681 SDAPÖ
  Karl Seitz 13 November 1923 12 February 1934 3744 SDAPÖ
Federal State of Austria
  Richard Schmitz 13 February 1934 11 March 1938 1487 VF
Nazi Germany
  Hermann Neubacher 13 March 1938 14 December 1940 1007 NSDAP
  Philipp Wilhelm Jung 14 December 1940 30 December 1943 1111 NSDAP
  Hanns Blaschke 30 December 1943 6 April 1945 463 NSDAP
Second Austrian Republic
  Rudolf Prikryl 13 April 1945 16 April 1945 3 Independent
  Theodor Körner 17 April 1945 18 June 1951 2253 SPÖ
  Franz Jonas 18 June 1951 9 June 1965 5105 SPÖ
  Bruno Marek 10 June 1965 17 December 1970 2016 SPÖ
  Felix Slavik 21 December 1970 5 July 1973 927 SPÖ
  Leopold Gratz 5 July 1973 10 September 1984 4085 SPÖ
  Helmut Zilk 10 September 1984 7 November 1994 3710 SPÖ
  Michael Häupl 7 November 1994 24 May 2018 8599 SPÖ
  Michael Ludwig 24 May 2018 Incumbent 2134 SPÖ

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Ludwig elected mayor". ORF. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2023.