List of Presidents of the Federal Council (Austria)
This is a List of Presidents of the Federal Council of Austria. Below is a list of office-holders in the First Republic: Below is a list of office-holders in the Second Republic:

List of Presidents of the Federal Council (Austria)

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Table Section Text: This is a List of Presidents of the Federal Council of Austria. Below is a list of office-holders in the First Republic: Below is a list of office-holders in the Second Republic:

Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party

Karl Honay	December 19, 1945	June 30, 1946	SPÖ

Wilhelm Riedl	July 1, 1946	December 31, 1946	SPÖ

Adolf Populorum	January 1, 1947	June 30, 1947	SPÖ

Karl Eichinger	July 1, 1947	December 31, 1947	ÖVP

Josef Stampfl	January 1, 1948	June 30, 1948	ÖVP

Josef Rehrl	July 1, 1948	December 31, 1948	ÖVP

Josef Zingl	January 1, 1949	June 30, 1949	ÖVP

Franz Lechner	July 1, 1949	December 31, 1949	ÖVP

Adolf Vögel	January 1, 1950	June 30, 1950	ÖVP

Richard Freund	July 1, 1950	December 31, 1950	SPÖ

Jakob Mädl	January 1, 1951	June 30, 1951	ÖVP

Hans Herke	July 1, 1951	December 31, 1951	SPÖ

Leopold Weinmayer	January 1, 1952	June 30, 1952	ÖVP

Ernst Grundemann-Falkenberg	July 1, 1952	December 31, 1952	ÖVP

Friderich Gugg	January 1, 1953	June 30, 1953	ÖVP

Johanna Bayer	July 1, 1953	December 31, 1953	ÖVP

Franz Lechner	January 1, 1954	May 18, 1954	ÖVP

Anton Brugger	May 19, 1954	May 26, 1954	ÖVP

Franz Weber	May 27, 1954	June 30, 1954	ÖVP

Adolf Vögel	July 1, 1954	December 31, 1954	ÖVP

Hans Riemer	January 1, 1955	June 30, 1955	SPÖ

Anton Frisch	July 1, 1955	December 31, 1955	ÖVP

Hans Herke	January 1, 1956	June 1, 1956	SPÖ

Erich Suchanek	June 2, 1956	June 30, 1956	SPÖ

Theodor Eggendorfer	July 1, 1956	December 31, 1956	ÖVP

Wilhelm Salzer	January 1, 1957	June 30, 1957	ÖVP

Friedrich Gugg	July 1, 1957	December 31, 1957	ÖVP

Leopold Babitsch	January 1, 1958	June 30, 1958	ÖVP

Karl Marberger	July 1, 1958	December 31, 1958	ÖVP

Adolf Vögel	January 1, 1959	June 30, 1959	ÖVP

Otto Skritek	July 1, 1959	December 31, 1959	SPÖ

Franz Kroyer	January 1, 1960	June 30, 1960	ÖVP

Josef Guttenbrunner	July 1, 1960	December 31, 1960	SPÖ

Theodor Eggendorfer	January 1, 1961	June 30, 1961	ÖVP

Wilhelm Salzer	July 1, 1961	November 16, 1961	ÖVP

Leopold Helbich	November 17, 1961	December 31, 1961	ÖVP

Friedrich Gugg	January 1, 1962	June 30, 1962	ÖVP

Otto Hofmann-Wellenhof	July 1, 1962	December 31, 1962	ÖVP

Franz Gschnitzer	January 1, 1963	June 30, 1963	ÖVP

Franz Bürkle	July 1, 1963	December 31, 1963	ÖVP

Otto Skritek	January 1, 1964	June 30, 1964	SPÖ

Hans Besucha	July 1, 1964	December 31, 1964	SPÖ

Helene Tschitschko	January 1, 1965	June 30, 1965	SPÖ

Theodor Eggendorfer	July 1, 1965	December 31, 1965	ÖVP

Jörg Iro	January 1, 1966	June 30, 1966	ÖVP

Friedrich Gugg	July 1, 1966	December 21, 1966	'OVP

Hans Heger	December 22, 1966	December 31, 1966	'OVP

Josef Krainer senior	January 1, 1967	June 30, 1967	ÖVP

Anton Brugger	July 1, 1967	December 31, 1967	ÖVP

Hans Bürkle	January 1, 1968	June 30, 1968	ÖVP

Hans Pitschmann	July 1, 1968	December 31, 1968	ÖVP

Alfred Porges	July 1, 1968	December 31, 1968	SPÖ

Thomas Wagner	January 1, 1969	June 30, 1969	SPÖ

Helene Tschitschko	July 1, 1969	December 31, 1969	SPÖ

Michael Göschelbauer	January 1, 1970	June 30, 1970	ÖVP

Franz Fruhstorfer	July 1, 1970	December 31, 1970	SPÖ

Hans Heger	January 1, 1971	June 30, 1971	ÖVP

Otto Hoffman-Wellenhof	July 1, 1971	December 31, 1971	ÖVP

Helmut Mader	January 1, 1972	June 30, 1972	ÖVP

Hans Bürkle	July 1, 1972	December 31, 1972	ÖVP

Franz Skotton	January 1, 1973	June 30, 1973	ÖVP

Stefan Trenovatz	July 1, 1973	December 31, 1973	SPÖ

Helene Tschitschko	January 1, 1974	June 30, 1974	SPÖ

Michael Göschelbauer	July 1, 1974	December 31, 1974	ÖVP

Georg Schreiner	January 1, 1975	June 30, 1975	ÖVP

Hans Heger	July 1, 1975	December 31, 1975	ÖVP

Otto Hoffman-Wellenhof	January 1, 1976	June 30, 1976	ÖVP

Rudolf Schwaiger	July 1, 1976	December 31, 1976	ÖVP

Hans Bürkle	January 1, 1977	June 30, 1977	ÖVP

Franz Skotton	July 1, 1977	December 31, 1977	SPÖ

Josef Medl	January 1, 1978	June 30, 1978	SPÖ

Franz Tratter	July 1, 1978	December 31, 1978	SPÖ

Michael Göschelbauer	January 1, 1979	June 30, 1979	ÖVP

Georg Schreiner	July 1, 1979	October 24, 1979	ÖVP

Josef Knoll	October 25, 1979	December 31, 1979	ÖVP

Hans Heger	January 1, 1980	June 30, 1980	ÖVP

Otto Hofmann-Wellenhof	July 1, 1980	December 31, 1980	ÖVP

Rudolf Schwaiger	January 1, 1981	June 30, 1981	ÖVP

Hans Pitschmann	July 1, 1981	December 31, 1981	ÖVP

Franz Skotton	January 1, 1982	June 30, 1982	SPÖ

Anton Berger	July 1, 1982	December 31, 1982	SPÖ

Franz Tratter	January 1, 1983	June 30, 1983	SPÖ

Michael Göschelbauer	July 1, 1983	December 30, 1983	ÖVP

Josef Wöginger	December 31, 1983	December 31, 1983	ÖVP

Josef Knoll	January 1, 1984	June 30, 1984	ÖVP

Helmut Frauscher	July 1, 1984	December 31, 1984	ÖVP

Eduard Pumpernig	January 1, 1985	June 30, 1985	ÖVP

Rudolf Schwaiger	July 1, 1985	December 31, 1985	ÖVP

Georg Ludescher	January 1, 1986	June 30, 1986	ÖVP

Reinhold Suttner	July 1, 1986	December 31, 1986	SPÖ

Gerhard Frasz	January 1, 1987	June 30, 1987	SPÖ

Helga Hieden-Sommer	July 1, 1987	December 31, 1987	SPÖ

Herbert Schambeck	January 1, 1988	June 30, 1988	ÖVP

Erwin Köstler	July 1, 1988	December 31, 1988	ÖVP

Helmut Frauscher	January 1, 1989	June 30, 1989	ÖVP

Anton Nigl	July 1, 1989	December 31, 1989	ÖVP

Martin Strimitzer	January 1, 1990	June 30, 1990	ÖVP

Georg Ludescher	July 1, 1990	December 31, 1990	ÖVP

Anna Elisabeth Haselbach	January 1, 1991	June 30, 1991	SPÖ

Franz Pomper	July 1, 1991	December 31, 1991	SPÖ

Dietmar Wedenig	January 1, 1992	June 30, 1992	SPÖ

Herbert Schambeck	July 1, 1992	December 31, 1992	ÖVP

Erich Holzinger	January 1, 1993	June 30, 1993	ÖVP

Helmut Frauscher	July 1, 1993	October 19, 1993	ÖVP

Ludwig Bieringer	October 20, 1993	December 31, 1993	ÖVP

Alfred Gerstl	January 1, 1994	June 30, 1994	ÖVP

Gottfried Jaud	July 1, 1994	December 31, 1994	ÖVP

Jürgen Weiss	January 1, 1995	June 30, 1995	ÖVP

Anna Elisabeth Haselbach	July 1, 1995	December 31, 1995	SPÖ

Johann Payer	January 1, 1996	June 30, 1996	SPÖ

Josef Pfeifer	July 1, 1996	December 31, 1996	SPÖ

Herbert Schambeck	January 1, 1997	June 30, 1997	ÖVP

Günther Hummer	July 1, 1997	December 31, 1997	ÖVP

Ludwig Bieringer	January 1, 1998	June 30, 1998	ÖVP

Alfred Gerstl	July 1, 1998	December 31, 1998	ÖVP

Gottfried Jaud	January 1, 1999	June 30, 1999	ÖVP

Jürgen Weiss	July 1, 1999	December 31, 1999	ÖVP

Anna Elisabeth Haselbach	January 1, 2000	June 30, 2000	SPÖ

Johann Payer	July 1, 2000	December 27, 2000	SPÖ

Johanna Auer	December 28, 2000	December 31, 2000	SPÖ

Gerd Klamt	January 1, 2001	June 30, 2001	FPÖ

Alfred Schöls	July 1, 2001	December 31, 2001	ÖVP

Uta Barbara Pühringer	January 1, 2002	June 30, 2002	ÖVP

Ludwig Bieringer	July 1, 2002	December 31, 2002	ÖVP

Herwig Hösele	January 1, 2003	June 30, 2003	ÖVP

Hans Ager	July 1, 2003	December 31, 2003	ÖVP

Jürgen Weiss	January 1, 2004	June 30, 2004	ÖVP

Anna Elisabeth Haselbach	July 1, 2004	December 31, 2004	SPÖ

Georg Pehm	January 1, 2005	June 30, 2005	SPÖ

Peter Mitterer	July 1, 2005	December 31, 2005	FPÖ/BZÖ

Sissy Roth-Halvax	January 1, 2006	June 30, 2006	ÖVP

Gottfried Kneifel	July 1, 2006	December 31, 2006	ÖVP

Manfred Gruber	January 1, 2007	June 30, 2007	SPÖ

Wolfgang Erlitz	July 1, 2007	December 31, 2007	SPÖ

Helmut Kritzinger	January 1, 2008	June 30, 2008	ÖVP

Jürgen Weiss	July 1, 2008	December 31, 2008	ÖVP

Harald Reisenberger	January 1, 2009	June 30, 2009	SPÖ

Erwin Preiner	July 1, 2009	December 31, 2009	SPÖ

Peter Mitterer	January 1, 2010	June 30, 2010	BZÖ

Martin Preineder	July 1, 2010	December 31, 2010	ÖVP

Gottfried Kneifel	January 1, 2011	June 30, 2011	ÖVP

Susanne Neuwirth	July 1, 2011	December 31, 2011	SPÖ

Gregor Hammerl	January 1, 2012	June 30, 2012	ÖVP

Georg Keuschnigg	July 1, 2012	December 31, 2012	ÖVP

Edgar Mayer	January 1, 2013	June 30, 2013	ÖVP

Reinhard Todt	July 1, 2013	December 31, 2013	SPÖ

Michael Lampel	January 1, 2014	July 1, 2014	SPÖ

Ana Blatnik	July 1, 2014	December 31, 2014	SPÖ

Sonja Zwazl	January 1, 2015	June 30, 2015	ÖVP

Gottfried Kneifel	July 1, 2015	December 31, 2015	ÖVP

Josef Saller	January 1, 2016	June 30, 2016	ÖVP

Mario Lindner	July 1, 2016	December 31, 2016	SPÖ

Sonja Ledl-Rossmann	January 1, 2017	Present	ÖVP

Sentence(s)

Peter Mitterer served as the President of the Federal Council of Austria in 2005 and again in 2010.

final_sentence: Peter Mitterer served as the President of the Federal Council of Austria in 2005 and again in 2010.