Chancellor of Austria

On February 4, 2000 Wolfgang Schüssel was sworn in as Chancellor, following a defeat in the 1999 election, after which his party ended up in third place only. Until then, his party had been the junior partner in a coalition with the SPÖ. However, talks to renew that coalition failed, which induced Schüssel to enter a coalition with the FPÖ. He became Chancellor, even though his party was trailing behind its coalition partner by a few votes. The government headed by Schüssel was - in its beginnings - probably the most controversi ...

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1) In 1933 Austria's democratic institutions were overthrown and replaced by a dictatoric government, the so-called Austrian-fascist regime, of which Engelbert Dollfuß and Kurt Schuschnigg were dominating figures. 2) Due to pressure of nationalsocialist Germany the last Austrian president Wilhelm Miklas relunctantly appointed Seyß-Inquart as chancellor. Sey ...

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Chancellor of Austria, Chancellor of Austria - Appointment, Chancellor of Austria - First Republic 1918-1938, Chancellor of Austria - Second Republic since 1945

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1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). 1934 - Events. January 1 - Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 1 - Nazi Germany passes the "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring." January 7 - First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 - Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 - Einstein visits White House January 26 - The Apollo The ...

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1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). 1947 - Events. January 1 - British mines nationalized January 1 - Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 - Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time January 10 - United Nations takes control of the free city of Trieste January 15 - Elizabeth Short (the "Black Dahlia") is ...

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Various governments have a Chancellor who serves as some form of junior or senior minister. Chancellor (Latin: cancellarius), an official title used by most of the peoples whose civilization has arisen directly or indirectly out of the Roman empire. At different times and in different countries it has stood and stands for very various duties, and has been, and is, borne by officers of various degrees of dignity. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice- ushers who sat at t ...

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1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). 1911 - Events. 1911 - January-June. January 1 - Northern Territory is separated from South Australia January 3 - In London, in what becomes known as the Siege of Sidney Street, the Metropolitan Police and the Scots Guards engage in a shootout with a criminal gang of Latvian anarchists held up in a building in the East End. January 10 - Major ...

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Bruno Kreisky (January 22, 1911—July 29, 1990) was an Austrian politician. Kreisky served as Chancellor of Austria from 1970 to 1983 and was the first Jew to hold that position. Bruno Kreisky - Life and political career. Kreisky was born in Vienna, the son of a Jewish clothing manufacturer. At 15 he joined the youth wing of the Austrian Social Democratic Party, and remained politically active while studying law at the University of Vienna. In 1934, when the Socialist Party was banned by the Dollfuss dicta ...

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List of rulers of Austria - Babenberg Dukes. Henry II Jasomirgott (1141-1177) (Duke of Bavaria, 1143-1156) Leopold V (1177-1194) Frederick I (1195-1198) Leopold VI (1198-1230) Frederick II the Quarrelsome (1230-1246) List of rulers of Austria - Interregnum. The inheritance of the duchy passed to the Margraves of Baden through Frederick II's sister, Gertrude, but they did not manage to establish themselves in the country and were rejected by the estates Herman ...

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List of rulers of Austria, List of rulers of Austria - Origins, List of rulers of Austria - Margraves of Austria, List of rulers of Austria - Dukes of Austria from 1155, List of rulers of Austria - Babenberg Dukes, List of rulers of Austria - Interregnum, List of rulers of Austria - Habsburg Dukes and Archdukes of Austria, List of rulers of Austria - Emperors of Austria, List of rulers of Austria - Republic of Austria

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The term Prime Minister originated in the 18th century in the United Kingdom. Since mediaeval times Kings of England and the United Kingdom had ministers in whom they placed special trust and who were regarded as the head of the government. Examples were Thomas Cromwell under Henry VIII, Robert Cecil under Elizabeth I, Clarendon under Charles II and Godolphin under Queen Anne. These ministers held a variety of formal posts, but were commonly known as "the Minister," the "first Minister" and finally the "Prime Minister." Revisionist historians will often use the title of "Prime Minister" to describe all such official ...

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Born Benita Waldner in Salzburg, she took her Matura exams in 1966 and then studied law, receiving a doctorate from the University of Salzburg in 1970. Until 1983 she worked in the private sector. Only in 1984 did she enter the diplomatic service. One of her most influential positions was Chef de protocole for Secretary General Boutros-Ghali at the United Nations in New York. From 1995 till 2000 she served as Staatssekretärin in two governments led by Social Democrats Franz Vranitzky and Viktor Klima. When ...

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After the SPÖ had lost its absolute majority in 1983 and Kreisky resigned as chancellor, Sinowatz reluctantly took up the position of head of the Austrian government. He joined a coalition, initiated by Kreisky, with the Austrian Freedom Party (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, FPÖ) which was then run by liberals. In autumn 1983, he also succeeded Kreisky as chairman of the SPÖ. In late 1984 came the severe internal crisis of the "Occupation of the Hainburg Floodplain" by thousands of people protesting against the building ...

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Fred Sinowatz, Fred Sinowatz - Career until 1983, Fred Sinowatz - Sinowatz's Chancellorship, Fred Sinowatz - The Waldheim Affair

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In 1278, Rudolf I took control over the Austrian lands after his victory over Ottokar II of Bohemia and began to establish Habsburg rule. In Vienna, it took relatively a long time for them to establish their control, as partisans of Ottokar remained strong for a long time. There were several uprisings against Albert I. The family of the Paltrams vom Stephansfreithof was foremost among the insurgents. In 1280, Jans der Enikel wrote t ...

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History of Vienna, History of Vienna - Roman beginnings and early middle ages, History of Vienna - Babenbergs, History of Vienna - Habsburgs, History of Vienna - Turkish Wars, History of Vienna - 18th century, History of Vienna - 19th century, History of Vienna - World War I and First Republic, History of Vienna - Ständestaat and Third Reich, History of Vienna - Second Republic, History of Vienna - Mayors

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June 7 - 1529 to 1899. 1529 - Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and man of letters (d. 1615) 1761 - John Rennie, Scottish engineer (d. 1821) 1778 - Beau Brummell, English fashion leader (d. 1840) 1811 - James Young Simpson, British obstetrician (d. 1870) 1831 - Amelia Edwards, English author and Egyptologist (d. 1892) 1845 - Leopold Auer, Hungarian violinist and composer (d. 1930) 1848 - Paul Gauguin, French painter (d. 1903) 1862 - Philipp Lenar ...

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As in Austria, the Chancellor of Germany or Bundeskanzler (meaning Federal Chancellor), is the title for the head of government in Germany. In German politics the Bundeskanzler position is somewhat equivalent to that of a Prime Minister, and is elected by the Bundestag, the German Parliament. After the unification of Germany, in 1871, the Chancellor of the Reich or Reichskanzler (meaning Imperial Chancellor), served not only as head of government, but also as presiding officer of the Bundesrat ...

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1947 - January. January 1 - British mines nationalized January 1 - Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 - Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time January 10 - United Nations takes control of the free city of Trieste January 15 - Elizabeth Short (the "Black Dahlia") is found murdered January 16 - Inauguration of Vincent Auriol as a president of France January ...

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Kreisky was born in Vienna, the son of a Jewish clothing manufacturer. At 15 he joined the youth wing of the Austrian Social Democratic Party, and remained politically active while studying law at the University of Vienna. In 1934, when the Socialist Party was banned by the Dollfuss dictatorship, he joined underground political work. He was arrested in January 1935 and convicted of high treason, but in June 1936 he was released. In March 1938 the Austrian state was incorporated in Germany, and in September Kreisky emigrated to Sweden, wh ...

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1911 - January-June. January 1 - Northern Territory is separated from South Australia January 3 - In London, in what becomes known as the Siege of Sidney Street, the Metropolitan Police and the Scots Guards engage in a shootout with a criminal gang of Latvian anarchists held up in a building in the East End. January 10 - Major Jimmie Erickson takes the first aerial photograph (over San Diego, California). January 18 - Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of ...

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Today, Kreisky's premiership is still the subject of controversy. Many of his former supporters see in Kreisky the last socialist of the old school and look back nostalgically at an era when the standard of living was noticeably rising, when the welfare state was in full swing and when, by means of a state-funded programme promoting equality of opportunity (Chancengleichheit), working class children were encouraged to stay on at school and eventually receive higher education, all this resulting in a d ...

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In the United States, the only "chancellor" established by the Federal government is the Chancellor of the Smithsonian Institution, a largely-ceremonial office held by the Chief Justice of the United States. As the Smithsonian is a research and museum system, its use of the title is perhaps best thought of as akin to a university's chancellor (see Chancellor (education)). A handful of U.S. states, like Delaware, still maintain a separate Court of Chancery with jurisdiction over equity cases. Judges who ...

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