The First Kurz government (German: Erste Bundesregierung Kurz or Kurz I for short) was the 30th Government of Austria in office from 18 December 2017 until 3 June 2019. It succeeded the Kern government formed after the 2017 legislative election. Sebastian Kurz, chairman of the centre-right Austrian People's Party, known by its initials in German as ÖVP, reached an agreement on a coalition with the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), setting the stage for Kurz to become chancellor of Austria—the youngest head of government in Europe—for the first time.[1]
First Kurz government | |
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 30th Cabinet of Austria | |
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| Date formed | 18 December 2017 |
| Date dissolved | 3 June 2019 |
| People and organisations | |
| Appointed by | Alexander Van der Bellen |
| Chancellor | Sebastian Kurz (2017–2019) Hartwig Löger (Acting; 2019) |
| Vice-Chancellor | Heinz-Christian Strache (2017–2019) Hartwig Löger (2019) |
| No. of ministers | 13 |
| Member parties | People's Party Freedom Party (2017–2019) |
| Status in legislature | Majority coalition (2017–2019) Semi-technocratic minority cabinet (2019) |
| Opposition parties | Social Democratic Party Freedom Party (2019) NEOS JETZT |
| Opposition leader | Christian Kern (2017–2018) Pamela Rendi-Wagner (2018–2019) |
| History | |
| Election | 2017 legislative election |
| Predecessor | Kern government |
| Successor | Bierlein government |
In the wake of the May 2019 Ibiza affair, Kurz terminated the coalition agreement and called for a snap election, which was ultimately held on 29 September 2019, after some disagreements over the timing. Kurz announced that his government would run as a minority technocratic caretaker government in the interim.[2] However, on 27 May 2019, his government was dismissed by the National Council through a motion of no confidence, the first successful parliamentary vote of no confidence in the Second Republic.[3] On 3 June 2019, President Alexander Van der Bellen swore in a technocratic caretaker government led by Brigitte Bierlein, which held office until the new coalition government between the ÖVP and The Greens was sworn in.
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edit- ^ "Kurz Set to Become Austrian Chancellor, Backed by Nationalists". Bloomberg. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Austria's Kurz Turns to Technocrat Cabinet as Populists Ousted". Bloomberg. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Kabinett Kurz verliert Misstrauensabstimmung". orf.at (in German). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
External links
edit- Government members Archived 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- Neue ÖVP-FPÖ Regierung steht