# List of ministers of education (Austria)

The minister of education, science and research of Austria (German: Bundesminister für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung) heads the Ministry of Education.

## Ministers
### First Republic

| № | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Term | Term | Term | Political Party | Government |
| № | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Political Party | Government |
| State Secretariat of Education (Staatsamt für Unterricht) ||||||||
| 1 | | Pacher, RaphaelRaphael Pacher [de] (1857–1936) | 30 October 1918 | 15 March 1919 | 136 days | DNP | Renner I Cabinet |
| State Secretariat of the Interior and Education (Staatsamt für Inneres und Unterricht) ||||||||
| 2 | | Renner, KarlKarl Renner (1870–1950) | 15 March 1919 | 9 May 1919 | 55 days | SDAPÖ | Renner II Cabinet |
| 3 | | Eldersch, MatthiasMatthias Eldersch (1869–1931) | 9 May 1919 | 7 July 1920 | 1 year, 59 days | SDAPÖ | Renner II–III |
| 4 | | Breisky, WalterWalter Breisky (1871–1944) | 7 July 1920 | 20 November 1920 | 136 days | Independent | Mayr I Cabinet |
| Ministry of the Interior and Education (Bundesministerium für Inneres und Unterricht) ||||||||
| 5 | | Glanz, EgonEgon Glanz [de] (1880–1945) | 20 November 1920 | 7 April 1921 | 138 days | Independent | Mayr II Cabinet |
| – | | Breisky, WalterWalter Breisky (1871–1944) Acting | 7 April 1921 | 23 April 1921 | 16 days | Independent | Mayr II Cabinet |
| 6 | | Ramek, RudolfRudolf Ramek (1881–1941) | 23 April 1921 | 21 June 1921 | 59 days | CS | Mayr II Cabinet |
| 7 | | Waber, LeopoldLeopold Waber (1875–1945) | 21 June 1921 | 16 January 1922 | 209 days | GDVP | Schober I Cabinet |
| – | | Schober, JohannJohann Schober (1874–1932) Acting | 16 January 1922 | 26 January 1922 | 10 days | Independent | Schober I Cabinet |
| – | | Breisky, WalterWalter Breisky (1871–1944) Acting | 26 January 1922 | 27 January 1922 | 1 day | Independent | Breisky Cabinet |
| – | | Schober, JohannJohann Schober (1874–1932) Acting | 27 January 1922 | 31 May 1922 | 124 days | Independent | Schober II Cabinet |
| 8 | | Frank, FelixFelix Frank (1874–1932) | 31 May 1922 | 17 April 1923 | 321 days | GDVP | Seipel I Cabinet |
| Ministry of Education (Bundesministerium für Unterricht) ||||||||
| 9 | | Schneider, EmilEmil Schneider [de] (1883–1961) | 17 April 1923 | 16 June 1926 | 3 years, 60 days | CS | Seipel II Cabinet–II Ramek I Cabinet–II |
| 10 | | Resch, JosefJosef Resch [de] (1880–1939) Acting | 16 June 1926 | 25 June 1926 | 9 days | CS | Ramek II Cabinet |
| 11 | | Rintelen, AntonAnton Rintelen (1876–1946) | 25 June 1926 | 20 October 1926 | 117 days | CS | Ramek II Cabinet |
| 12 | | Schmitz, RichardRichard Schmitz (1885–1954) | 20 October 1926 | 4 May 1929 | 2 years, 196 days | CS | Seipel IV Cabinet–II |
| 13 | | Czermak, EmmerichEmmerich Czermak [de] (1885–1965) | 4 May 1929 | 26 September 1929 | 145 days | CS | Streeruwitz Cabinet |
| – | | Schober, JohannJohann Schober (1874–1932) Acting | 26 September 1929 | 16 October 1929 | 20 days | Independent | Schober III Cabinet |
| 14 | | Srbik, HeinrichHeinrich von Srbik (1878–1951) | 16 October 1929 | 30 September 1930 | 349 days | Independent | Schober III Cabinet |
| (13) | | Czermak, EmmerichEmmerich Czermak [de] (1885–1965) | 30 September 1930 | 20 May 1932 | 1 year, 233 days | CS | Vaugoin Cabinet Ender Cabinet Buresch I Cabinet–II |
| (11) | | Rintelen, AntonAnton Rintelen (1876–1946) | 20 May 1932 | 24 May 1933 | 1 year, 4 days | CS | Dollfuss I Cabinet |
| – | | Schuschnigg, KurtKurt Schuschnigg (1897–1977) Acting | 24 May 1933 | 14 May 1936 | 2 years, 356 days | CS VF | Dollfuss I Cabinet–II Schuschnigg I Cabinet |
| 15 | | Pernter, HansHans Pernter [de] (1887–1951) | 14 May 1936 | 11 March 1938 | 1 year, 301 days | VF | Schuschnigg II Cabinet–II–III |
| 16 | | Menghin, OswaldOswald Menghin (1888–1973) | 11 March 1938 | 13 March 1938 | 2 days | NSDAP | Seyss-Inquart Cabinet |

### Second Republic

| № | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Term | Term | Term | Political Party | Government |
| № | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Political Party | Government |
| State Secretariat for Public Enlightenment, for Teaching and Education and for Cultural Affairs (Staatsamt für Volksaufklärung, für Unterricht und Erziehung und für Kultusangelegenheiten) ||||||||
| 1 | | Honner, FranzErnst Fischer (1899–1972) | 27 April 1945 | 20 December 1945 | 237 days | KPÖ | Renner IV Cabinet |
| Ministry of Education (Bundesministerium für Unterricht) ||||||||
| 2 | | Hurdes, FelixFelix Hurdes [de] (1901–1974) | 20 December 1945 | 23 January 1952 | 6 years, 34 days | ÖVP | Figl I Cabinet–II |
| 3 | | Kolb, ErnstErnst Kolb [de] (1912–1978) | 23 January 1952 | 1 November 1954 | 2 years, 282 days | ÖVP | Figl II Cabinet–II Raab I Cabinet |
| 4 | | Drimmel, HeinrichHeinrich Drimmel [de] (1912–1991) | 1 November 1954 | 2 April 1964 | 9 years, 153 days | ÖVP | Raab I Cabinet–II–III–IV Gorbach I Cabinet–II |
| 5 | | Piffl, TheodorTheodor Piffl-Percevic [de] (1911–1991) | 2 April 1964 | 2 June 1969 | 5 years, 61 days | ÖVP | Klaus I Cabinet–II |
| 6 | | Mock, AloisAlois Mock (1934–2017) | 2 June 1969 | 21 April 1970 | 323 days | ÖVP | Klaus II Cabinet |
| 7 | | Gratz, LeopoldLeopold Gratz (1929–2006) | 21 April 1970 | 24 July 1970 | 94 days | SPÖ | Kreisky I Cabinet |
| Ministry of Education and the Arts (Bundesministerium für Unterricht und Kunst) ||||||||
| 7 | | Gratz, LeopoldLeopold Gratz (1929–2006) | 24 July 1970 | 4 November 1971 | 1 year, 103 days | SPÖ | Kreisky I Cabinet |
| 8 | | Sinowatz, FredFred Sinowatz (1929–2008) | 4 November 1971 | 5 June 1979 | 7 years, 213 days | SPÖ | Kreisky II Cabinet–II |
| – | | Sinowatz, FredFred Sinowatz (1929–2008) Acting | 5 June 1979 | 24 May 1983 | 3 years, 353 days | SPÖ | Kreisky IV Cabinet |
| 9 | | Zilk, HelmutHelmut Zilk (1927–2008) | 24 May 1983 | 10 September 1984 | 1 year, 109 days | SPÖ | Sinowatz Cabinet |
| 10 | | Moritz, HerbertHerbert Moritz [de] (1927–2018) | 10 September 1984 | 1 January 1985 | 113 days | SPÖ | Sinowatz Cabinet |
| Ministry of Education, the Arts and Sports (Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Sport) ||||||||
| 10 | | Moritz, HerbertHerbert Moritz [de] (1927–2018) | 1 January 1985 | 21 January 1987 | 2 years, 20 days | SPÖ | Sinowatz Cabinet Vranitzky I Cabinet |
| 11 | | Hawlicek, HildeHilde Hawlicek (born 1942) | 21 January 1987 | 17 December 1990 | 3 years, 330 days | SPÖ | Vranitzky II Cabinet |
| 12 | | Scholten, RudolfRudolf Scholten [de] (born 1955) | 17 December 1990 | 1 February 1991 | 46 days | SPÖ | Vranitzky III Cabinet |
| Ministry of Education and the Arts (Bundesministerium für Unterricht und Kunst) ||||||||
| 12 | | Scholten, RudolfRudolf Scholten [de] (born 1955) | 1 February 1991 | 29 November 1994 | 3 years, 301 days | SPÖ | Vranitzky III Cabinet |
| 13 | | Busek, ErhardErhard Busek (1941–2022) | 29 November 1994 | 1 January 1995 | 33 days | SPÖ | Vranitzky IV Cabinet |
| Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (Bundesministerium für Unterricht und kulturelle Angelegenheiten) ||||||||
| 13 | | Busek, ErhardErhard Busek (1941–2022) | 1 January 1995 | 4 May 1995 | 123 days | SPÖ | Vranitzky IV Cabinet |
| 14 | | Gehrer, ElisabethElisabeth Gehrer (born 1942) | 4 May 1995 | 1 April 2000 | 4 years, 333 days | ÖVP | Vranitzky IV Cabinet–II Klima Cabinet Schüssel I Cabinet |
| Ministry of Education, Science and Cultural Affairs (Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur) ||||||||
| 14 | | Gehrer, ElisabethElisabeth Gehrer (born 1942) | 1 April 2000 | 11 January 2007 | 6 years, 285 days | ÖVP | Schüssel I Cabinet–II |
| 15 | | Schmied, ClaudiaClaudia Schmied (born 1959) | 11 January 2007 | 1 March 2007 | 49 days | SPÖ | Gusenbauer Cabinet |
| Ministry of Education, the Arts and Cultural Affairs (Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur) ||||||||
| 15 | | Schmied, ClaudiaClaudia Schmied (born 1959) | 1 March 2007 | 16 December 2013 | 6 years, 290 days | SPÖ | Gusenbauer Cabinet Faymann I Cabinet |
| 16 | | Heinisch, GabrieleGabriele Heinisch-Hosek (born 1961) | 16 December 2013 | 1 March 2014 | 75 days | SPÖ | Faymann II Cabinet |
| Ministry of Education and Women's Affairs (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Frauen) ||||||||
| 16 | | Heinisch, GabrieleGabriele Heinisch-Hosek (born 1961) | 1 March 2014 | 17 May 2016 | 2 years, 77 days | SPÖ | Faymann II Cabinet |
| 17 | | Hammerschmid, SonjaSonja Hammerschmid (born 1968) | 17 May 2016 | 1 July 2016 | 45 days | SPÖ | Kern Cabinet |
| Ministry of Education (Bundesministerium für Bildung) ||||||||
| 17 | | Hammerschmid, SonjaSonja Hammerschmid (born 1968) | 1 July 2016 | 18 December 2017 | 1 year, 170 days | SPÖ | Kern Cabinet |
| 18 | | Faßmann, HeinzHeinz Faßmann (born 1955) | 18 December 2017 | 8 January 2018 | 21 days | Independent | Kurz I Cabinet |
| Ministry of Education, Science and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung) ||||||||
| 18 | | Faßmann, HeinzHeinz Faßmann (born 1955) | 8 January 2018 | 3 June 2019 | 1 year, 146 days | Independent | Kurz I Cabinet |
| 19 | | Rauskala, IrisIris Rauskala (born 1955) | 3 June 2019 | 7 January 2020 | 218 days | Independent | Bierlein Cabinet |
| (18) | | Faßmann, HeinzHeinz Faßmann (born 1955) | 7 January 2020 | 6 December 2021 | 1 year, 333 days | Independent | Kurz II Cabinet Schallenberg Cabinet |
| 20 | | Polaschek, MartinMartin Polaschek (born 1965) | 6 December 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 327 days | Independent | Nehammer Cabinet |