Second Faymann government

Second Faymann government

28th government of Austria
Incumbent
Date formed 16 December 2013
People and organisations
Head of government Werner Faymann
Deputy head of government Reinhold Mitterlehner
Head of state Heinz Fischer
Number of ministers 15
Member parties Social Democratic Party of Austria
Austrian People's Party
Status in legislature Grand coalition
Opposition party Freedom Party of Austria
Opposition leader Heinz-Christian Strache
History
Election(s) 2013 election
Predecessor First Faymann cabinet

The Second Faymann government is the incumbent Government of Austria, and took office on 16 December 2013. It succeeded the First Faymann government. It was appointed by President of Austria Heinz Fischer.[1]

In the 2013 legislative election the Social Democratic Party of Austria and the Austrian People's Party lost 5 seats and 4 seats, respectively, but with a total of 99 seats they remained in majority. On 14 October 2013 the two parties began government formation talks with each other, which resulted in the Second Faymann government.

The government consists of 7 ministers from the Social Democratic Party of Austria, 6 ministers from the Austrian People's Party while 2 ministers are Independent. Minister for Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz is at the age of 27 the youngest person ever in Austria's history to become Federal Minister; he is also the youngest Minister for Foreign Affairs in the European Union.

Portfolio Minister Tookoffice Leftoffice Party
Federal Chancellery
Federal Chancellor Werner Faymann16 December 2013IncumbentSPÖ
Vice-Chancellor Michael Spindelegger16 December 20131 September 2014ÖVP
 Reinhold Mitterlehner1 September 2014IncumbentÖVP
Federal Minister at the Chancellery for Arts, Culture, and Media Josef Ostermayer16 December 2013IncumbentSPÖ
Secretary of State at the Chancellery for Public Administration and Civil Servants Sonja Steßl1 September 2014IncumbentSPÖ
Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs
Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz16 December 2013IncumbentÖVP
Federal Ministry for Finance
Federal Minister for Finance Michael Spindelegger16 December 20131 September 2014ÖVP
 Hans Jörg Schelling1 September 2014IncumbentÖVP
Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry for Finance Sonja Steßl16 December 20131 September 2014SPÖ
Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry for Finance Jochen Danninger16 December 20131 September 2014ÖVP
Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Andrä Rupprechter16 December 2013IncumbentÖVP
Federal Ministry for National Defense and Sports
Federal Minister for National Defense and Sports Gerald Klug16 December 201326 January 2016SPÖ
 Hans Peter Doskozil26 January 2016IncumbentSPÖ
Federal Ministry for Families and Youth
Federal Minister for Families and Youth Sophie Karmasin16 December 2013IncumbentIndependent
Federal Ministry for Education and Women
Federal Minister for Education and Women Gabriele Heinisch-Hosek16 December 2013IncumbentSPÖ
Federal Ministry for Health
Federal Minister for Health Alois Stöger16 December 20131 September 2014SPÖ
 Sabine Oberhauser1 September 2014IncumbentSPÖ
Federal Ministry for Interior Affaris
Federal Minister for Interior Affairs Johanna Mikl-Leitner16 December 201321 April 2016ÖVP
 Wolfgang Sobotka21 April 2016IncumbentÖVP
Federal Ministry for Justice
Federal Minister for Justice Wolfgang Brandstetter16 December 2013IncumbentIndependent
Federal Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection
Federal Minister for Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection Rudolf Hundstorfer16 December 201326 January 2016SPÖ
 Alois Stöger26 January 2016IncumbentSPÖ
Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology
Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology Doris Bures16 December 20131 September 2014SPÖ
 Alois Stöger1 September 201426 January 2016SPÖ
 Gerald Klug26 January 2016IncumbentSPÖ
Federal Ministry for Science, Research and Economy
Federal Minister for Science, Research and Economy Reinhold Mitterlehner16 December 2013IncumbentÖVP
Secretary of State in the Federal Ministry for Science, Research and Economy Harald Mahrer1 September 2014IncumbentÖVP

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