Kern government
The Kern government was the 29th Government of Austria, in office from 18 May 2016 to 18 December 2017. It was a grand coalition between the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and People's Party (ÖVP), in which Christian Kern held the position of chancellor and Reinhold Mitterlehner was vice-chancellor.
| Kern government | |
|---|---|
 29th Cabinet of Austria | |
_(2).jpg.webp) Kern with outgoing President Heinz Fischer and Vice-Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner at the swearing-in ceremony of his new cabinet members | |
| Date formed | 18 May 2016 |
| Date dissolved | 18 December 2017 |
| People and organisations | |
| Appointed by | Heinz Fischer |
| Chancellor | Christian Kern |
| Vice-Chancellor | Reinhold Mitterlehner |
| Member parties | Social Democratic Party People's Party |
| Status in legislature | Grand coalition |
| No. of ministers | 12 |
| Opposition party | Freedom Party |
| Opposition leader | Heinz-Christian Strache |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2013 election |
| Predecessor | Second Faymann cabinet |
| Successor | First Kurz government |
Succeeding the Second Faymann government, following the resignation of Chancellor Werner Faymann amidst the 2016 presidential election, it was succeeded by the First Kurz government following the 2017 legislative election. The cabinet was appointed by outgoing President Heinz Fischer.
Composition
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellery | |||||||||
| Federal Chancellor | 17 May 2016 | 18 December 2017 | SPÖ | ||||||
| State secretary in the Federal Chancellery | 18 May 2016 | 18 December 2017 | SPÖ | ||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | 1 September 2014 | 17 May 2017 | ÖVP | ||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | 17 May 2017 | 18 December 2017 | Independent | ||||||
| Federal Minister at the Chancellery for Arts and Culture, Constitutional Affairs, and Media | 18 May 2016 | 18 December 2017 | SPÖ | ||||||
| Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs | 16 December 2013 | 18 December 2017 | ÖVP | ||||||
| Ministry for Finance | |||||||||
| Minister of Finance | 1 September 2014 | 18 December 2017 | ÖVP | ||||||
| Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management | Andrä Rupprechter | 16 December 2013 | 18 December 2017 | ÖVP | |||||
| Federal Ministry for National Defence and Sport | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for National Defense and Sports | 26 January 2016 | 18 December 2017 | SPÖ | ||||||
| Federal Ministry for Families and Youth | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Families and Youth | 16 December 2013 | 18 December 2017 | Independent | ||||||
| Ministry of Education and Women's Affairs | |||||||||
| Minister of Education and Women's Affairs | 18 May 2016 | 18 December 2017 | Independent | ||||||
| Federal Ministry for Health | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Health and Women | 16 December 2013 | 23 February 2017 | SPÖ | ||||||
| Federal Minister for Health and Women | 8 March 2017 | 18 December 2017 | SPÖ | ||||||
| Federal Ministry for Interior Affairs | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Interior Affairs | 21 April 2016 | 18 December 2017 | ÖVP | ||||||
| Ministry of Justice | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Justice | 16 December 2013 | 18 December 2017 | Independent | ||||||
| Federal Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection | 26 January 2016 | 18 December 2017 | SPÖ | ||||||
| Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology | |||||||||
| Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology | 18 May 2016 | 18 December 2017 | SPÖ | ||||||
| Federal Ministry for Science, Research and Economy | |||||||||
| Federal Minister for Science, Research and Economy | 16 December 2013 | 17 May 2017 | ÖVP | ||||||
| Federal Minister for Science, Research and Economy | Harald Mahrer | 17 May 2017 | 18 December 2017 | ÖVP | |||||
| State secretary in the Federal Ministry for Science, Research and Economy | Harald Mahrer | 1 September 2014 | 17 May 2017 | ÖVP | |||||
External links
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