Franz Vranitzky

Franz Vranitzky
Vranitzky in 2020
Chancellor of Austria
In office
16 June 1986 – 28 January 1997
PresidentRudolf Kirchschläger
Kurt Waldheim
Thomas Klestil
Vice-ChancellorNorbert Steger
Alois Mock
Josef Riegler
Erhard Busek
Wolfgang Schüssel
Preceded byFred Sinowatz
Succeeded byViktor Klima
Chair of the Social Democratic Party
In office
11 May 1988 – 9 April 1997
Preceded byFred Sinowatz
Succeeded byViktor Klima
Minister of Finance
In office
10 September 1984 – 16 June 1986
ChancellorFred Sinowatz
Preceded byHerbert Salcher
Succeeded byViktor Klima
Personal details
Born (1937-10-04) 4 October 1937 (age 87)
Vienna, Federal State of Austria
(now Austria)
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Spouse
Christine Christen
(m. 1962)
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Franz Vranitzky (German: [fʁants vʁaˈnɪtski]; born 4 October 1937) is an Austrian politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), he was Chancellor of Austria from 1986 to 1997.