Vice Chancellor of Austria

Vice-Chancellor of the Republic of Austria
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Incumbent Reinhold Mitterlehner since 1 September 2014
Appointer	President of Austria
Inaugural holder	Jodok Fink
Formation	15 March 1919

In Austrian politics, the Vice-Chancellor (German: Vizekanzler) is a member of the Federal Government acting as a deputy to the Federal Chancellor.

Art. 69(2) of the Constitution of Austria states:

In practice, the Vice-Chancellor is normally the leading member of the junior party within the current coalition government, frequently the party chairman. If only one party is represented in the government, the Vice Chancellor is often the Chancellor's presumed successor.