List of Federal Presidents of Austria

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List of Federal Presidents of Austria since the founding of the Republic
Federal President
(Bundespr�sident) 		Born-Died From-To


Karl Seitz 1869 - 1950 1918 - 1920
Michael Hainisch 1858 - 1940 1920 - 1928
Wilhelm Miklas 1872 - 1956 1928 - 1938
Karl Renner 1870 - 1950 1945 - 1950
[[Theodor K�rner]] 1873 - 1957 1951 - 1957
[[Adolf Sch�rf]] 1890 - 1965 1957 - 1965
Franz Jonas 1899 - 1974 1965 - 1974
[[Rudolf Kirchschl�ger]] 1915 - 2000 1974 - 1986
Kurt Waldheim 1918 - 1986 - 1992
Thomas Klestil 1932 - 1992 - 2004

The major candidates for the 2004 election are Heinz Fischer (supported by the [[SP�]]) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (supported by the [[�VP]]).

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First Republic (1918 to 1934)

The first head of state was elected by the Bundesversammlung (parliament plus federal council). The most important assignment of the Bundesversammlung was the election of the president.

In 1920 the period of office for the president was set to 4years, with one optional re-election. In 1929 a novellation extended the period of office to 6 years. In addition to that, the president should from now on be elected directly by the citizens. During the St�ndestaat from 1934 to 1938 president Miklas stayed in office without further elections.


Second Republic (1945 to now)

The allied council did not accept a novellation in 1945, which was meant to restore the version of 1929. That is why the first president of the second republic was not elected directly, but instead again by the Bundesversammlung.

In 1951 the president was directly elected by the citizens for the first time in the country's history. The following table shows Austria's presidents from this point up to now:


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