First Kurz government | |
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![]() 30thCabinet of Austria | |
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Date formed | 18 December 2017 (2017-12-18) |
Date dissolved | 3 June 2019 (2019-06-03) |
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 | Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)(2017–2019) |
Status in legislature | Majoritycoalition(2017–2019) 113 / 183 (62%) Semi-technocraticminority cabinet(2019) 62 / 183 (34%) |
Opposition parties | Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) (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 |
TheFirst Kurz government (German:Erste Bundesregierung Kurz orKurz I for short) was the 30thGovernment of Austria in office from 18 December 2017 until 3 June 2019. It succeeded theKern government formed after the2017 legislative election.Sebastian Kurz,chairman of the centre-rightAustrian People's Party, known by its initials in German as ÖVP, reached an agreement on a coalition with the far-rightFreedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), setting the stage for Kurz to becomechancellor of Austria—the youngest head of government in Europe—for the first time.[1]
In the wake of the May 2019Ibiza affair, Kurz terminated the coalition agreement and called for asnap election, which was ultimately held on 29 September 2019, after some disagreements over the timing. Kurz announced that his government would run as aminoritytechnocraticcaretaker government in the interim.[2] However, on 27 May 2019, his government was dismissed by theNational Council through amotion of no confidence, the first successful parliamentary vote of no confidence in the Second Republic.[3] On 3 June 2019, PresidentAlexander Van der Bellen swore in atechnocraticcaretaker government led byBrigitte Bierlein, which held office until the new coalition government between the ÖVP andThe Greens was sworn in.