Chancellor Of Austria
The Federal Chancellor (German: Bundeskanzler) is the head of government in Austria. His or her deputy is the Vice-Chancellor.
Austria and its predecessor states used the term Chancellor (Kanzler) for the highest position in the state from the ninth century, although not consistently. For much of the nineteenth century the highest position was Minister-President of Austria, equivalent to Prime Minister, till the position was reinstated in 1918, with the establishment of the First Republic.
The Federal Chancellor (also known more simply as the Chancellor) is considered to be the most powerful position in Austrian politics, and as such is the nation's de facto chief executive.
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