Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten | |
since 6 December 2021 | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Style | Mr. Federal minister (formal) |
Member of | Federal Government Council of Ministers Foreign Affairs Council |
Seat | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minoritenplatz, Innere Stadt, Vienna |
Nominator | Political parties |
Appointer | The President on advice of the Chancellor |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Austria |
Precursor | Imperial and Royal Minister of Foreign Affairs |
First holder | Viktor Adler in the Republic of German-Austria (30 October 1918) Karl Renner In the first Republic (21 October 1919) Karl Gruber In the second republic (26 September 1945) |
Website | www.bmeia.gv.at (in English) www |
This article lists the ministers of foreign affairs of Austria, from 30 October 1918 up to today. During the time of the Anschluss to Nazi Germany from 1938 to 1945, Austria had no government in its own right. The current Austrian foreign minister is Alexander Schallenberg, who took office on 6 December 2021.