| Minister of Defense | |
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| Bundesminister für Landesverteidigung | |
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| Ministry of Defense | |
| Style | Mrs. Federal minister (formal) |
| Member of | Federal Government Council of Ministers National Security Council |
| Seat | Rossauer Barracks, Innere Stadt, Vienna |
| Nominator | Political parties |
| Appointer | The President on advice of the Chancellor |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Austria Defense law |
| Precursor | Imperial and Royal Minister of War |
| First holder | Josef Mayer in the first Republic (10 November 1920) Ferdinand Graf in the second Republic |
| Website | bundesheer.at (in English) bundesheer.at (in German) |
The Minister of Defense of Austria heads the Ministry of Defense.