page_title: Kern government
hierarchical_section_title: Kern government
caption_attribution_description: Angelobung der neuen Regierungsmitglieder Thomas Drozda, Muna Duzdar, Sonja Hammerschmid, und Jörg Leichtfried mit Bundespräsident Heinz Fischer, Bundeskanzler Christian Kern und Vizekanzler Mitterlehner
context_page_description: The Kern government was the 29th Government of Austria, in office from 18 May 2016 to 18 December 2017. It was a grand coalition between the Social Democratic Party and People's Party, in which Christian Kern held the position of chancellor and Reinhold Mitterlehner was vice-chancellor.
  Succeeding the Second Faymann government, following the resignation of Chancellor Werner Faymann amidst the 2016 presidential election, it was succeeded by the First Kurz government following the 2017 legislative election. The cabinet was appointed by outgoing President Heinz Fischer.
context_section_description: The Kern government was the 29th Government of Austria, in office from 18 May 2016 to 18 December 2017. It was a grand coalition between the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and People's Party (ÖVP), in which Christian Kern held the position of chancellor and Reinhold Mitterlehner was vice-chancellor.
  Succeeding the Second Faymann government, following the resignation of Chancellor Werner Faymann amidst the 2016 presidential election, it was succeeded by the First Kurz government following the 2017 legislative election. The cabinet was appointed by outgoing President Heinz Fischer.
caption: Kern with outgoing President Heinz Fischer and Vice-Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner at the swearing-in ceremony of his new cabinet members
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