Austria: Rulers

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Emperors

• Franz I, last Holy Roman Emperor, first Emperor of Austria (1804–1835)
• Ferdinand I (1835–1848)
• Franz Joseph I (1848–1916)
• Karl I, last emperor of Austria (1916–1918)

Presidents

• Franz Dinghofer, Johann Nepomuk Hauser, and Karl Seitz, directory of the Council of State (1918–1919)
• Karl Seitz, president of the Constituent National Assembly (1919–1920)
• Michael Hainisch (1920–1928)
• Wilhelm Miklas (1928–1938)
• Karl Renner (1945–1950)
• Leopold Figl (1950–1951)
• Theodor Körner (1951–1957)
• Julius Raab, acting (1957)
• Adolf Schärf (1957–1965)
• Josef Klaus, acting (1965)
• Franz Jonas (1965–1974)
• Bruno Kreisky, acting (1974)
• Rudolf Kirchschläger (1974–1986)
• Kurt Waldheim (1986–1992)
• Thomas Klestil (1992–2004)
• Heinz Fischer (2004–2016)
• Alexander Van der Bellen (2017-)