who is the head of government in austria
Sebastian Kurz
title: Government of Austria text: Government of Austria The Government of Austria () is the executive cabinet of the Republic of Austria. It is composed of the Chancellor, who is head of government, the Vice-Chancellor, and the ministers. Since the 1929 reform of the Austrian Constitution, all members of the Federal Government are appointed by the Austrian Federal President. As the Federal Government must maintain the confidence of parliament, the President must generally abide by the will of that body in his or her appointments. In practice, the leader of the strongest political party, who ran as a "chancellor candidate" in a parliamentary election, is title: President of Austria text: President of Austria The President of Austria () is the head of state of the Austrian Republic. Though theoretically entrusted with great power by the constitution, in practice the President is mainly a ceremonial and symbolic figurehead. The President is directly elected by universal suffrage every six years and can continuously remain in office for twelve years. The President is a supreme executive organ – alongside with the ministers, state secretaries and members of state governments. One of the most important presidential tasks is the appointment of the Chancellor and, upon his advice, the other members of the government. The title: Austria text: states is based on the constitution of 1920, amended in 1929, which was reenacted on 1 May 1945. The head of state is the Federal President ("Bundespräsident"), who is directly elected by popular vote. The chairman of the Federal Government is the Federal Chancellor, who is appointed by the President. The government can be removed from office by either a presidential decree or by vote of no confidence in the lower chamber of parliament, the Nationalrat. Voting for the Federal President and for the Parliament used to be compulsory in Austria, but this was abolished in steps from 1982 to title: President of Austria text: by anyone other than the incumbent President, because of him being protected by law. President of Austria The President of Austria () is the head of state of the Austrian Republic. Though theoretically entrusted with great power by the constitution, in practice the President is mainly a ceremonial and symbolic figurehead. The President is directly elected by universal suffrage every six years and can continuously remain in office for twelve years. The President is a supreme executive organ – alongside with the ministers, state secretaries and members of state governments. One of the most important presidential tasks is the appointment title: Sebastian Kurz text: Sebastian Kurz Sebastian Kurz (; born 27 August 1986) is Chancellor of Austria since 18 December 2017, as well as Chairman of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) since 15 May 2017. From 2014 to 2017 he was Minister of Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs. Following the 2017 legislative elections, Kurz became the youngest-ever Chancellor of Austria. He is the youngest currently serving head of government in the world. Kurz was born in Vienna, the only child of Roman Catholic parents Josef and Elisabeth Kurz. His father is an engineer and his mother is a grammar school teacher. His maternal grandmother,