On October 11, 2021, Alexander Schallenberg was sworn in as Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen. He succeeds Sebastian Kurz, who resigned from office. Until his appointment as head of government, Federal Chancellor Schallenberg has been serving as Austria’s Foreign Minister in the current coalition goverment between the conservative Austrian People’s Party (OeVP) and the ecologist Green party.

Michael Linhart has been appointed Schallenberg’s successor as Federal Minister for European and International Affairs. Michael Linhart is a career diplomat and has been serving until recently as Ambassador of Austria to France.

Learn more about the new Federal Chancellor and the new Foreign Minister.