Fred Sinowatz | |
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| Chancellor of Austria | |
| In office 24 May 1983 – 16 June 1986 | |
| President | Rudolf Kirchschläger |
| Vice-Chancellor | Norbert Steger |
| Preceded by | Bruno Kreisky |
| Succeeded by | Franz Vranitzky |
| Vice-Chancellor of Austria | |
| In office 20 January 1981 – 24 May 1983 | |
| Chancellor | Bruno Kreisky |
| Preceded by | Hannes Androsch |
| Succeeded by | Norbert Steger |
| Chair of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 27 October 1983 – 11 May 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Bruno Kreisky |
| Succeeded by | Franz Vranitzky |
| Minister of Education and the Arts | |
| In office 4 November 1971 – 24 May 1983 | |
| Chancellor | Bruno Kreisky |
| Preceded by | Leopold Gratz |
| Succeeded by | Helmut Zilk |
| Member of the National Council | |
| In office 18 June 1986 – 22 September 1988 | |
| Constituency | Burgenland–Lower Austria–Vienna |
| In office 4 November 1971 – 31 May 1983 | |
| Constituency | 1 – Burgenland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1929 Neufeld an der Leitha, Burgenland, Austria |
| Died | 11 August 2008 (aged 79) Vienna, Austria |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
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Alfred Sinowatz (5 February 1929 – 11 August 2008) was an Austrian historian and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ), who served as Chancellor of Austria from 1983 to 1986. Prior to becoming Chancellor, he had served as Minister of Education from 1971 to 1983 and Vice-Chancellor from 1981 to 1983.
After a three-years term in office, Sinowatz resigned as Chancellor after Kurt Waldheim's victory in the 1986 presidential election.