This is a list of Austrian Chancellors after the Second World War by longevity. Where the person in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to 16 February 2012.
Two measures of the longevity are given - this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each Chancellor. The first column is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; the second column breaks this number down into years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the Chancellor lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his last birthday.
The median age at which a Chancellor first takes office is roughly 53 years and 11 months, which falls between Josef Klaus and Fred Sinowatz. The youngest person to become Chancellor was Leopold Figl, who took office at the age of 43 years, 79 days. The oldest person to become Chancellor was Karl Renner at the age of 74 years, 134 days.
The oldest living Chancellor is Franz Vranitzky, born 4 October 1937 (aged 74 years, 150 days). The youngest living former Chancellor is Alfred Gusenbauer, born 8 February 1960 (aged 52 years, 23 days). The youngest living Chancellor is the incumbent, Werner Faymann, born 4 May 1960 (aged 51 years, 303 days).
The longest lived Chancellor was Josef Klaus, who died 26 July 2001 at the age of 90 years, 345 days. Franz Vranitzky, the oldest living Chancellor, will tie Klaus if he lives to 14 September 2028. The shortest lived Chancellor was Leopold Figl, who died 9 May 1965 at the age of 62 years, 219 days.
| # |
Chancellor |
Date of birth |
First day of term |
Age at start of term |
Last day of term |
Age at end of term |
Length of retirement |
Date of death |
Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Renner | 14 December 1870 | 27 April 1945 | 74 years, 134 days | 20 December 1945 | 75 years, 6 days | 1,837 days | 31 December 1950 | 29,236 days (80 years, 17 days) |
| 2 | Leopold Figl | 2 October 1902 | 20 December 1945 | 43 years, 79 days | 2 April 1953 | 50 years, 182 days | 4,420 days | 9 May 1965 | 22,865 days (62 years, 219 days) |
| 3 | Julius Raab | 29 November 1891 | 2 April 1953 | 61 years, 124 days | 11 April 1961 | 69 years, 133 days | 1,002 days | 8 January 1964 | 26,337 days (72 years, 40 days) |
| 4 | Alfons Gorbach | 2 September 1898 | 11 April 1961 | 62 years, 221 days | 2 April 1964 | 65 years, 213 days | 3,042 days | 31 July 1972 | 26,995 days (73 years, 333 days) |
| 5 | Josef Klaus | 15 August 1910 | 2 April 1964 | 53 years, 231 days | 21 April 1970 | 59 years, 249 days | 11,419 days | 26 July 2001 | 33,218 days (90 years, 345 days) |
| 6 | Bruno Kreisky | 22 January 1911 | 21 April 1970 | 59 years, 89 days | 24 May 1983 | 72 years, 122 days | 2,623 days | 29 July 1990 | 29,043 days (79 years, 188 days) |
| 7 | Fred Sinowatz | 5 February 1929 | 24 May 1983 | 54 years, 108 days | 16 June 1986 | 57 years, 131 days | 8,092 days | 11 August 2008 | 29,042 days (79 years, 188 days) |
| 8 | Franz Vranitzky | 4 October 1937 | 16 June 1986 | 48 years, 255 days | 28 January 1997 | 59 years, 116 days | 5,512 days | 27,178 days (74 years, 150 days) | |
| 9 | Viktor Klima | 4 June 1947 | 28 January 1997 | 49 years, 238 days | 4 February 2000 | 52 years, 245 days | 4,410 days | 23,648 days (64 years, 272 days) | |
| 10 | Wolfgang Schüssel | 7 June 1945 | 4 February 2000 | 54 years, 242 days | 11 January 2007 | 61 years, 218 days | 1,877 days | 24,375 days (66 years, 269 days) | |
| 11 | Alfred Gusenbauer | 8 February 1960 | 11 January 2007 | 46 years, 337 days | 2 December 2008 | 48 years, 298 days | 1,186 days | 19,016 days (52 years, 23 days) | |
| 12 | Werner Faymann | 4 May 1960 | 2 December 2008 | 48 years, 212 days | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | 18,930 days (51 years, 303 days) | |
| # | Chancellor | Date of birth | First day of term |
Age at start of term |
Last day of term |
Age at end of term |
Length of retirement |
Date of death | Lifespan |