List of Ministers of Economy (Austria)

Minister of Digital and Economic Affairs
Bundesministerin für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort
Coat of arms
Incumbent Margarete Schramböck since 7 January 2020
Ministry of Economy
Style	Mrs. Federal minister (formal)
Member of	Federal Government Council of Ministers
Nominator	Political parties
Appointer	The President on advice of the Chancellor
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Austria
First holder	in the first Republic (30 October 1918) Eduard Heinl in the second Republic
Website	Official website Official website in German

The Minister of Digital and Economic Affairs of Austria heads the Ministry of Digital and Economic Affairs.

Ministers[]

Cisleithania[]

First Republic[]

№	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Government
			Took office	Left office[a]	Duration
State Secretariat of Commerce and Industry (Staatsamt für Gewerbe, Industrie und Handel)
1		Urban, Karl [de] (1855–1940)	30 October 1918	15 March 1919	136 days
State Secretariat of Commerce, Industry and Construction (Staatsamt für Handel und Gewerbe, Industrie und Bauten)
2		Urban, Karl [de] (1878–1961)	15 March 1919	24 June 1920	1 year, 101 days	CS	Renner II Cabinet–
-		Ellenbogen, Wilhelm [de] (1863–1951) Acting	24 June 1920	7 July 1920	13 days	SDAPÖ
3		Heinl, EduardEduard Heinl (1880–1957)	7 July 1920	20 November 1920	136 days	CS
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Construction (Bundesministerium für Gewerbe, Industrie und Bauten)
(3)		Heinl, EduardEduard Heinl (1880–1957)	20 November 1920	21 June 1921	213 days	CS
4		Angerer, Alexander [de] (1868–1938)	21 June 1921	7 October 1921	108 days	GDVP	Schober I Cabinet
5		Grünberger, Alfred [de] (1875–1935)	7 October 1921	31 May 1922	236 days	CS	Schober I Cabinet Breisky Cabinet Schober II Cabinet
6		Kraft, Emil [de] (1865–1931)	31 May 1922	17 April 1923	321 days	GDVP
Ministry of Commerce and Transport (Bundesministerium für Handel und Verkehr)
7		Schürff, Hans [de] (1875–1939)	17 April 1923	26 September 1929	6 years, 162 days	GDVP	Seipel II–III – Seipel IV–V Streeruwitz Cabinet
8		Hainisch, MichaelMichael Hainisch (1858–1940)	26 September 1929	17 June 1930	264 days	Independent
-		Schober, JohannJohann Schober (1874–1932) Acting	17 June 1930	20 June 1930	3 days	Independent
9		Schuster, Friedrich [de] (1863–1932)	20 June 1930	30 September 1930	102 days	Independent
(3)		Heinl, EduardEduard Heinl (1880–1957)	30 September 1930	21 September 1932	1 year, 357 days	CS	– Dollfuss I Cabinet
10		Jakoncig, Guido [de] (1895–1972)	21 September 1932	10 May 1933	231 days	Heimatblock
11		Stockinger, Friedrich [de] (1894–1968)	10 May 1933	3 November 1936	3 years, 177 days	VF	–
12		Taucher, Wilhelm [de] (1892–1962)	3 November 1936	16 February 1938	1 year, 105 days	VF
13		Raab, JuliusJulius Raab (1891–1964)	16 February 1938	11 March 1938	23 days	VF
14		Fischböck, HansHans Fischböck (1895–1967)	11 March 1938	13 March 1938	2 days	NSDAP	Seyss-Inquart Cabinet

Second Republic[]

№	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Government
			Took office	Left office[a]	Duration
State Secretariat of Industry, Commerce and Transport (Staatsamt für Industrie, Gewerbe, Handel und Verkehr)
1		Heinl, EduardEduard Heinl (1880–1957)	27 April 1945	20 December 1945	237 days	ÖVP
Ministry of Commerce and Recostruction (Bundesministerium für Handel und Wiederaufbau)
2		Fleischacker, Eugen [de] (1899–1953)	20 December 1945	31 May 1946	162 days	ÖVP
(1)		Heinl, EduardEduard Heinl (1880–1957)	31 May 1946	18 February 1948	1 year, 263 days	ÖVP
3		Kolb, Ernst [de] (1912–1978)	18 February 1948	23 January 1952	3 years, 339 days	ÖVP	–
4		Böck, Josef [de] (1893–1953)	23 January 1952	21 April 1953	1 year, 88 days	ÖVP	–
–		Raab, JuliusJulius Raab (1891–1964) Acting	21 April 1953	28 April 1953	7 days	ÖVP
5		Illig, Udo [de] (1897–1989)	28 April 1953	19 September 1956	3 years, 144 days	ÖVP	–
6		Bock, FritzFritz Bock (1911–1993)	19 September 1956	19 April 1966	9 years, 212 days	ÖVP	–– –
Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Bundesministerium für Handel und Industrie)
–		Bock, FritzFritz Bock (1911–1993) Acting	19 April 1966	19 January 1968	1 year, 275 days	ÖVP
7		Mitterer, Otto [de] (1911–1994)	19 January 1968	21 April 1970	2 years, 92 days	ÖVP
8		Staribacher, JosefJosef Staribacher (1921–2014)	21 April 1970	24 May 1983	13 years, 33 days	SPÖ	–––
–		Steger, NorbertNorbert Steger (born 1944) Acting	24 May 1983	21 January 1987	3 years, 242 days	FPÖ
9		Steger, Norbert [de] (1929–1996)	21 January 1987	1 April 1987	70 days	ÖVP
Ministry of Economy (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft)
9		Steger, Norbert [de] (1929–1996)	1 April 1987	24 April 1989	2 years, 23 days	ÖVP
10		Schüssel, WolfgangWolfgang Schüssel (born 1945)	24 April 1989	4 May 1995	6 years, 10 days	ÖVP	––
11		Ditz, Johannes [de] (born 1951)	4 May 1995	19 July 1996	1 year, 76 days	ÖVP	–
12		Farnleitner, Johann [de] (born 1939)	19 July 1996	4 February 2000	3 years, 200 days	ÖVP
13		Bartenstein, MartinMartin Bartenstein (born 1953)	4 February 2000	1 April 2000	57 days	ÖVP	Schüssel I Cabinet
Ministry of Economy and Labor (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit)
13		Bartenstein, MartinMartin Bartenstein (born 1953)	1 April 2000	2 December 2008	8 years, 245 days	ÖVP	Schüssel I Cabinet–II Gusenbauer Cabinet
14		Mitterlehner, ReinholdReinhold Mitterlehner (born 1955)	2 December 2008	1 February 2009	61 days	ÖVP	Faymann I Cabinet
Ministry of Economy, the Family and Youth (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend)
14		Mitterlehner, ReinholdReinhold Mitterlehner (born 1955)	1 February 2009	1 March 2014	5 years, 28 days	ÖVP	Faymann I Cabinet–II
Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft)
14		Mitterlehner, ReinholdReinhold Mitterlehner (born 1955)	1 March 2014	17 May 2016	2 years, 77 days	ÖVP	Faymann II Cabinet
15		Mahrer, Harald [de] (born 1973)	17 May 2016	18 December 2017	1 year, 215 days	ÖVP	Kern Cabinet
16		Schramböck, MargareteMargarete Schramböck (born 1970)	18 December 2017	8 January 2018	21 days	ÖVP	Kurz I Cabinet
Ministry of Digital and Economic Affairs (Bundesministerium für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaft)
16		Schramböck, MargareteMargarete Schramböck (born 1970)	8 January 2018	3 June 2019	1 year, 146 days	ÖVP	Kurz I Cabinet
17		Udolf, ElisabethElisabeth Udolf-Strobl (born 1956)	3 June 2019	7 January 2020	218 days	Independent	Bierlein Cabinet
(16)		Schramböck, MargareteMargarete Schramböck (born 1970)	7 January 2020	Incumbent	2 years, 43 days	ÖVP	Kurz II Cabinet Schallenberg Cabinet Nehammer Cabinet

See also[]

• Ministry of Economy (Austria)
• Ministry of Finance (Austria)

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