Bruno Kreisky | |
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.JPEG) Kreisky, photographed in 1983 | |
| Chancellor of Austria | |
| In office 21 April 1970 – 24 May 1983 | |
| President | |
| Vice-Chancellor |
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| Preceded by | Josef Klaus |
| Succeeded by | Fred Sinowatz |
| Chair of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 1 February 1967 – 27 October 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Bruno Pittermann |
| Succeeded by | Fred Sinowatz |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 16 July 1959 – 19 April 1966 | |
| Chancellor | |
| Preceded by | Leopold Figl |
| Succeeded by | Lujo Tončić-Sorinj |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1911[1] Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 29 July 1990 (aged 79) Vienna, Austria |
| Resting place | Vienna Central Cemetery |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse |
Vera Fürth
(m. 1942; died 1988) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Vienna |
Bruno Kreisky (German: [ˈbʁuːno ˈkʁaɪ̯ski]; 22 January 1911 – 29 July 1990) was an Austrian social democratic politician who served as foreign minister from 1959 to 1966 and as chancellor from 1970 to 1983. Aged 72, he was the oldest chancellor after World War II.
Kreisky's 13-year tenure was the longest of any chancellor in republican Austria and, as an influential political figure in Western European social democracy, he worked closely with likeminded leaders Willy Brandt of West Germany and Olof Palme of Sweden in Socialist International.