# List of ministers of economy (Austria)

The minister of digital and economic affairs of Austria heads the Ministry of Digital and Economic Affairs.

## 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 Commerce and Industry (Staatsamt für Gewerbe, Industrie und Handel) ||||||||
| 1 | | Urban, KarlKarl Urban [de] (1855–1940) | 30 October 1918 | 15 March 1919 | 136 days | DSP | Renner I Cabinet |
| State Secretariat of Commerce, Industry and Construction (Staatsamt für Handel und Gewerbe, Industrie und Bauten) ||||||||
| 2 | | Urban, KarlJohann Zerdik [de] (1878–1961) | 15 March 1919 | 24 June 1920 | 1 year, 101 days | CS | Renner II Cabinet–II |
| - | | Ellenbogen, WilhelmWilhelm Ellenbogen [de] (1863–1951) Acting | 24 June 1920 | 7 July 1920 | 13 days | SDAPÖ | Renner III Cabinet |
| 3 | | Heinl, EduardEduard Heinl (1880–1957) | 7 July 1920 | 20 November 1920 | 136 days | CS | Mayr I Cabinet |
| Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Construction (Bundesministerium für Gewerbe, Industrie und Bauten) ||||||||
| (3) | | Heinl, EduardEduard Heinl (1880–1957) | 20 November 1920 | 21 June 1921 | 213 days | CS | Mayr II Cabinet |
| 4 | | Angerer, AlexanderAlexander Angerer [de] (1868–1938) | 21 June 1921 | 7 October 1921 | 108 days | GDVP | Schober I Cabinet |
| 5 | | Grünberger, AlfredAlfred Grünberger (1875–1935) | 7 October 1921 | 31 May 1922 | 236 days | CS | Schober I Cabinet Breisky Cabinet Schober II Cabinet |
| 6 | | Kraft, EmilEmil Kraft [de] (1865–1931) | 31 May 1922 | 17 April 1923 | 321 days | GDVP | Seipel I Cabinet |
| Ministry of Commerce and Transport (Bundesministerium für Handel und Verkehr) ||||||||
| 7 | | Schürff, HansHans Schürff [de] (1875–1939) | 17 April 1923 | 26 September 1929 | 6 years, 162 days | GDVP | Seipel II–III Ramek I Cabinet–II Seipel IV–V Streeruwitz Cabinet |
| 8 | | Hainisch, MichaelMichael Hainisch (1858–1940) | 26 September 1929 | 17 June 1930 | 264 days | Independent | Schober III Cabinet |
| - | | Schober, JohannJohann Schober (1874–1932) Acting | 17 June 1930 | 20 June 1930 | 3 days | Independent | Schober III Cabinet |
| 9 | | Schuster, FriedrichFriedrich Schuster [de] (1863–1932) | 20 June 1930 | 30 September 1930 | 102 days | Independent | Schober III Cabinet |
| (3) | | Heinl, EduardEduard Heinl (1880–1957) | 30 September 1930 | 21 September 1932 | 1 year, 357 days | CS | Vaugoin Cabinet Ender Cabinet Buresch I Cabinet–II Dollfuss I Cabinet |
| 10 | | Jakoncig, GuidoGuido Jakoncig [de] (1895–1972) | 21 September 1932 | 10 May 1933 | 231 days | Heimatblock | Dollfuss II Cabinet |
| 11 | | Stockinger, FriedrichFriedrich Stockinger [de] (1894–1968) | 10 May 1933 | 3 November 1936 | 3 years, 177 days | VF | Dollfuss II Cabinet Schuschnigg I Cabinet–II |
| 12 | | Taucher, WilhelmWilhelm Taucher [de] (1892–1962) | 3 November 1936 | 16 February 1938 | 1 year, 105 days | VF | Schuschnigg III Cabinet |
| 13 | | Raab, JuliusJulius Raab (1891–1964) | 16 February 1938 | 11 March 1938 | 23 days | VF | Schuschnigg IV Cabinet |
| 14 | | Fischböck, HansHans Fischböck (1895–1967) | 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 Industry, Commerce and Transport (Staatsamt für Industrie, Gewerbe, Handel und Verkehr) ||||||||
| 1 | | Heinl, EduardEduard Heinl (1880–1957) | 27 April 1945 | 20 December 1945 | 237 days | ÖVP | Renner IV Cabinet |
| Ministry of Commerce and Reconstruction (Bundesministerium für Handel und Wiederaufbau) ||||||||
| 2 | | Fleischacker, EugenEugen Fleischacker [de] (1899–1953) | 20 December 1945 | 31 May 1946 | 162 days | ÖVP | Figl I Cabinet |
| (1) | | Heinl, EduardEduard Heinl (1880–1957) | 31 May 1946 | 18 February 1948 | 1 year, 263 days | ÖVP | Figl I Cabinet |
| 3 | | Kolb, ErnstErnst Kolb [de] (1912–1978) | 18 February 1948 | 23 January 1952 | 3 years, 339 days | ÖVP | Figl I Cabinet–II |
| 4 | | Böck, JosefJosef C. Böck-Greissau [de] (1893–1953) | 23 January 1952 | 21 April 1953 | 1 year, 88 days | ÖVP | Figl II Cabinet–II Raab I Cabinet |
| – | | Raab, JuliusJulius Raab (1891–1964) Acting | 21 April 1953 | 28 April 1953 | 7 days | ÖVP | Raab I Cabinet |
| 5 | | Illig, UdoUdo Illig [de] (1897–1989) | 28 April 1953 | 19 September 1956 | 3 years, 144 days | ÖVP | Raab I Cabinet–II |
| 6 | | Bock, FritzFritz Bock (1911–1993) | 19 September 1956 | 19 April 1966 | 9 years, 212 days | ÖVP | Raab II Cabinet–II–III Gorbach I Cabinet–II Klaus I Cabinet |
| Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Bundesministerium für Handel und Industrie) ||||||||
| – | | Bock, FritzFritz Bock (1911–1993) Acting | 19 April 1966 | 19 January 1968 | 1 year, 275 days | ÖVP | Klaus II Cabinet |
| 7 | | Mitterer, OttoOtto Mitterer [de] (1911–1994) | 19 January 1968 | 21 April 1970 | 2 years, 92 days | ÖVP | Klaus II Cabinet |
| 8 | | Staribacher, JosefJosef Staribacher (1921–2014) | 21 April 1970 | 24 May 1983 | 13 years, 33 days | SPÖ | Kreisky I Cabinet–II–III–IV |
| – | | Steger, NorbertNorbert Steger (born 1944) Acting | 24 May 1983 | 21 January 1987 | 3 years, 242 days | FPÖ | Sinowatz Cabinet Vranitzky I Cabinet |
| 9 | | Steger, NorbertRobert Graf [de] (1929–1996) | 21 January 1987 | 1 April 1987 | 70 days | ÖVP | Vranitzky II Cabinet |
| Ministry of Economy (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft) ||||||||
| 9 | | Steger, NorbertRobert Graf [de] (1929–1996) | 1 April 1987 | 24 April 1989 | 2 years, 23 days | ÖVP | Vranitzky II Cabinet |
| 10 | | Schüssel, WolfgangWolfgang Schüssel (born 1945) | 24 April 1989 | 4 May 1995 | 6 years, 10 days | ÖVP | Vranitzky II Cabinet–II–III |
| 11 | | Ditz, JohannesJohannes Ditz [de] (born 1951) | 4 May 1995 | 19 July 1996 | 1 year, 76 days | ÖVP | Vranitzky IV Cabinet–II |
| 12 | | Farnleitner, JohannJohann Farnleitner [de] (born 1939) | 19 July 1996 | 4 February 2000 | 3 years, 200 days | ÖVP | Vranitzky V Cabinet Klima Cabinet |
| 13 | | Bartenstein, MartinMartin Bartenstein (born 1953) | 4 February 2000 | 1 April 2000 | 57 days | ÖVP | Schüssel I Cabinet |
| Ministry of Economy and Labor (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit) ||||||||
| 13 | | Bartenstein, MartinMartin Bartenstein (born 1953) | 1 April 2000 | 2 December 2008 | 8 years, 245 days | ÖVP | Schüssel I Cabinet–II Gusenbauer Cabinet |
| 14 | | Mitterlehner, ReinholdReinhold Mitterlehner (born 1955) | 2 December 2008 | 1 February 2009 | 61 days | ÖVP | Faymann I Cabinet |
| Ministry of Economy, the Family and Youth (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend) ||||||||
| 14 | | Mitterlehner, ReinholdReinhold Mitterlehner (born 1955) | 1 February 2009 | 1 March 2014 | 5 years, 28 days | ÖVP | Faymann I Cabinet–II |
| Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft) ||||||||
| 14 | | Mitterlehner, ReinholdReinhold Mitterlehner (born 1955) | 1 March 2014 | 17 May 2016 | 2 years, 77 days | ÖVP | Faymann II Cabinet |
| 15 | | Mahrer, HaraldHarald Mahrer [de] (born 1973) | 17 May 2016 | 18 December 2017 | 1 year, 215 days | ÖVP | Kern Cabinet |
| 16 | | Schramböck, MargareteMargarete Schramböck (born 1970) | 18 December 2017 | 8 January 2018 | 21 days | ÖVP | Kurz I Cabinet |
| Ministry of Digital and Economic Affairs (Bundesministerium für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaft) ||||||||
| 16 | | Schramböck, MargareteMargarete Schramböck (born 1970) | 8 January 2018 | 3 June 2019 | 1 year, 146 days | ÖVP | Kurz I Cabinet |
| 17 | | Udolf, ElisabethElisabeth Udolf-Strobl (born 1956) | 3 June 2019 | 7 January 2020 | 218 days | Independent | Bierlein Cabinet |
| (16) | | Schramböck, MargareteMargarete Schramböck (born 1970) | 7 January 2020 | 11 May 2022 | 5 years, 9 days | ÖVP | Kurz II Cabinet Schallenberg Cabinet Nehammer Cabinet |
| 18 | | Kocher, MartinMartin Kocher (born 1973) | 11 May 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 250 days | ÖVP | Nehammer Cabinet |