# List of ministers of social affairs (Austria)

The minister of social affairs, health, care and consumer protection (German: Bundesminister für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz) heads the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection.

## List
### 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 Social Welfare (Staatsamt für soziale Fürsorge) ||||||||
| 1 | | Hanusch, FerdinandFerdinand Hanusch (1866–1923) | 30 October 1918 | 15 March 1919 | 136 days | SPÖ | Renner I Cabinet |
| State Secretariat of Social Affairs (Staatsamt für soziale Verwaltung) ||||||||
| 1 | | Hanusch, FerdinandFerdinand Hanusch (1866–1923) | 15 March 1919 | 22 October 1920 | 1 year, 221 days | SPÖ | Renner II Cabinet–II Mayr I Cabinet |
| – | | Heinl, EduardEduard Heinl (1880–1957) Acting | 22 October 1920 | 20 November 1920 | 29 days | CS | Mayr I Cabinet |
| Ministry of Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für soziale Verwaltung) ||||||||
| 2 | | Resch, JosefJosef Resch [de] (1880–1939) | 20 November 1920 | 21 June 1921 | 244 days | CS | Mayr II Cabinet |
| 3 | | Pauer, FranzFranz Pauer [de] (1870–1936) | 21 June 1921 | 31 May 1922 | 344 days | Independent | Schober I Cabinet Breisky Cabinet Schober II Cabinet |
| 4 | | Schmitz, RichardRichard Schmitz (1885–1954) | 31 May 1922 | 20 November 1924 | 2 years, 173 days | CS | Seipel I Cabinet–II–III |
| (2) | | Resch, JosefJosef Resch [de] (1880–1939) | 20 November 1924 | 26 September 1929 | 4 years, 310 days | CS | Ramek I Cabinet–II Seipel IV Cabinet–II Streeruwitz Cabinet |
| 5 | | Innitzer, TheodorTheodor Innitzer (1875–1955) | 26 September 1929 | 30 September 1930 | 1 year, 4 days | CS | Schober III Cabinet |
| – | | Schmitz, RichardRichard Schmitz (1885–1954) Acting | 30 September 1930 | 4 December 1930 | 65 days | CS | Vaugoin Cabinet |
| (2) | | Resch, JosefJosef Resch [de] (1880–1939) | 4 December 1930 | 15 April 1931 | 132 days | CS | Ender Cabinet |
| – | | Ender, OttoOtto Ender (1875–1960) Acting | 15 April 1931 | 20 June 1931 | 66 days | CS | Ender Cabinet |
| (2) | | Resch, JosefJosef Resch [de] (1880–1939) | 20 June 1931 | 11 March 1933 | 1 year, 264 days | CS | Buresch I Cabinet–II Dollfuss I Cabinet–II |
| 6 | | Kerber, RobertRobert Kerber [de] (1884–1977) | 11 March 1933 | 21 September 1933 | 194 days | CS | Dollfuss II Cabinet |
| 7 | | Schmitz, RichardRichard Schmitz [de] (1885–1954) | 21 September 1933 | 16 February 1934 | 148 days | CS | Schuschnigg I Cabinet |
| 8 | | Neustädter, OdoOdo Neustädter-Stürmer [de] (1885–1938) | 16 February 1934 | 17 October 1935 | 1 year, 243 days | VF | Schuschnigg I Cabinet |
| 9 | | Dobretsberger, JosefJosef Dobretsberger [de] (1903–1970) | 17 October 1935 | 14 May 1936 | 210 days | VF | Schuschnigg I Cabinet |
| (2) | | Resch, JosefJosef Resch [de] (1880–1939) | 14 May 1936 | 11 March 1938 | 1 year, 301 days | VF | Schuschnigg II Cabinet–II–III |
| 10 | | Jury, HugoHugo Jury (1887–1945) | 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 of Social Affairs (Staatsamt für soziale Verwaltung) ||||||||
| 1 | | Übeleis, VinzenzJohann Böhm [de] (1886–1959) | 27 April 1945 | 20 December 1945 | 237 days | SPÖ | Renner IV Cabinet |
| Ministry of Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für soziale Verwaltung) ||||||||
| 2 | | Maisel, KarlKarl Maisel [de] (1890–1982) | 20 December 1945 | 23 January 1956 | 10 years, 34 days | SPÖ | Figl I Cabinet–II–III Raab I Cabinet |
| 3 | | Proksch, AntonAnton Proksch [de] (1897–1975) | 23 January 1956 | 19 April 1966 | 10 years, 86 days | SPÖ | Raab I Cabinet–II–III–IV Gorbach I Cabinet–II Klaus I Cabinet |
| 4 | | Rehor, GreteGrete Rehor (1910–1987) | 19 April 1966 | 21 April 1970 | 4 years, 2 days | ÖVP | Klaus II Cabinet |
| 5 | | Häuser, RudolfRudolf Häuser [de] (1909–2000) | 21 April 1970 | 1 October 1976 | 6 years, 163 days | SPÖ | Kreisky I Cabinet–II–III |
| 6 | | Weißenberg, GerhardGerhard Weißenberg [de] (1920–1980) | 1 October 1976 | 1 October 1980 † | 4 years, 0 days | SPÖ | Kreisky III Cabinet–II |
| – | | Salcher, HerbertHerbert Salcher (1929–2021) Acting | 1 October 1980 | 9 October 1980 | 8 days | SPÖ | Kreisky IV Cabinet |
| 7 | | Dallinger, AlfredAlfred Dallinger [de] (1926–1989) | 9 October 1980 | 1 April 1987 | 6 years, 174 days | SPÖ | Kreisky IV Cabinet Sinowatz Cabinet Vranitzky I Cabinet–II |
| Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und soziale Verwaltung) ||||||||
| 7 | | Dallinger, AlfredAlfred Dallinger [de] (1926–1989) | 1 April 1987 | 23 February 1989 | 1 year, 328 days | SPÖ | Vranitzky II Cabinet |
| – | | Lacina, FerdinandFerdinand Lacina (born 1942) Acting | 23 February 1989 | 10 March 1989 | 15 days | SPÖ | Vranitzky II Cabinet |
| 8 | | Geppert, WalterWalter Geppert [de] (born 1939) | 10 March 1989 | 17 December 1990 | 1 year, 282 days | SPÖ | Vranitzky II Cabinet |
| 9 | | Hesoun, JosefJosef Hesoun [de] (1930–2003) | 17 December 1990 | 6 April 1995 | 4 years, 110 days | SPÖ | Vranitzky III Cabinet–II |
| 10 | | Hums, FranzFranz Hums [de] (1937–2015) | 6 April 1995 | 28 January 1997 | 1 year, 297 days | SPÖ | Vranitzky IV Cabinet–II |
| 11 | | Hostasch, EleonoraEleonora Hostasch (born 1944) | 28 January 1997 | 15 February 1997 | 18 days | SPÖ | Klima Cabinet |
| Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Gesundheit und soziale Verwaltung) ||||||||
| 11 | | Hostasch, EleonoraEleonora Hostasch (born 1944) | 15 February 1997 | 4 February 2000 | 2 years, 354 days | SPÖ | Klima Cabinet |
| 12 | | Sickl, ElisabethElisabeth Sickl (born 1940) | 4 February 2000 | 1 April 2000 | 57 days | FPÖ | Schüssel I Cabinet |
| Ministry of Social Security and Generations (Bundesministerium für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen) ||||||||
| 12 | | Sickl, ElisabethElisabeth Sickl (born 1940) | 1 April 2000 | 24 October 2000 | 206 days | FPÖ | Schüssel I Cabinet |
| 13 | | Haupt, HerbertHerbert Haupt (born 1947) | 24 October 2000 | 1 May 2003 | 2 years, 189 days | FPÖ | Schüssel I Cabinet–II |
| Ministry of Social Security, Generations and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für soziale Sicherheit, Generationen und Konsumentenschutz) ||||||||
| 13 | | Haupt, HerbertHerbert Haupt (born 1947) | 1 May 2003 | 26 January 2005 | 1 year, 270 days | FPÖ | Schüssel II Cabinet |
| 14 | | Haubner, UrsulaUrsula Haubner (born 1945) | 26 January 2005 | 11 January 2007 | 1 year, 350 days | FPÖ | Schüssel II Cabinet |
| 15 | | Buchinger, ErwinErwin Buchinger [de] (born 1955) | 11 January 2007 | 1 March 2007 | 49 days | SPÖ | Gusenbauer Cabinet |
| Ministry of Social Security and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für soziale Sicherheit und Konsumentenschutz) ||||||||
| 15 | | Buchinger, ErwinErwin Buchinger [de] (born 1955) | 1 March 2007 | 2 December 2008 | 1 year, 276 days | SPÖ | Gusenbauer Cabinet |
| 16 | | Hundstorfer, RudolfRudolf Hundstorfer (1951–2019) | 2 December 2008 | 1 February 2009 | 61 days | SPÖ | Faymann I Cabinet |
| Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für Arbeit, soziale Sicherheit und Konsumentenschutz) ||||||||
| 16 | | Hundstorfer, RudolfRudolf Hundstorfer (1951–2019) | 1 February 2009 | 26 January 2016 | 6 years, 359 days | SPÖ | Faymann I Cabinet–II |
| 17 | | Stöger, AloisAlois Stöger (born 1960) | 26 January 2016 | 18 December 2017 | 1 year, 326 days | SPÖ | Faymann II Cabinet Kern Cabinet |
| 18 | | Hartinger, BeateBeate Hartinger-Klein (born 1959) | 18 December 2017 | 8 January 2018 | 21 days | FPÖ | Kurz I Cabinet |
| Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit und Konsumentenschutz) ||||||||
| 18 | | Hartinger, BeateBeate Hartinger-Klein (born 1959) | 8 January 2018 | 20 May 2019 | 1 year, 132 days | FPÖ | Kurz I Cabinet |
| 19 | | Pöltner, WalterWalter Pöltner (born 1952) | 22 May 2019 | 3 June 2019 | 12 days | Independent | Kurz I Cabinet |
| 20 | | Zarfl, BrigitteBrigitte Zarfl (born 1962) | 3 June 2019 | 7 January 2020 | 218 days | Independent | Bierlein Cabinet |
| 21 | | Anschober, RudolfRudolf Anschober (born 1960) | 7 January 2020 | 29 January 2020 | 22 days | Greens | Kurz II Cabinet |
| Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz) ||||||||
| 21 | | Anschober, RudolfRudolf Anschober (born 1960) | 29 January 2020 | 13 April 2021 | 1 year, 74 days | Greens | Kurz II Cabinet |
| 22 | | Mückstein, WolfgangWolfgang Mückstein (born 1974) | 19 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 239 days | Greens | Kurz II Cabinet |