List of governors of Lower Austria

This is a list of governors of the Austrian state of Lower Austria:

Governors of the Archduchy of Austria below the Enns (1500–1749)

Source:[1]

  • Wolfgang Freiherr von Polheim (1458–1512) 1501–1512
  • Georg von Rottal zu Thalberg (see Rottal) (?–1525) 1513–1521; also President of the Lower Austrian Chamber (1523–1525)
  • Pietro Bonomo, Bishop of Trieste (i.e. Giovanni Antonio Bonomo; 1458–1546) 1521–1523
  • Sigismund Freiherr von Dietrichstein (1484–1533) 1523–1524
  • Leonhard von Harrach zu Rohrau (1481–1527) 1524–1525
  • Cyriak Freiherr von Polheim und Wartenburg (1495–1533) 1526–1527
  • Georg Freiherr von Puchheim zu Raabs und Krumbach (?–1531) 1528–1531
  • Christoph von Rauber (from 1533: Fürst) (1466–1536) 1532–1536
  • Trojan von Auersperg (1495–1541) 1537–1541
  • Hans (III.) Ungnad Freiherr von Sonneck (1493–1564) 1542–1544
  • Christoph von Eyczing (1501–1563) 1544–1551, also (1542–1544) Land Marshal of the Lower Austrian Estates
  • Gabriel Ritter von Kreuzer (?–1565) 1552–1564
  • Joachim Freiherr von Schönkirchen (1517–1572) 1565–1572, also (1560–1563 Land Marshal of the Lower Austrian Estates
  • Oswald Philipp von Eyczing (1512–1587) 1572–1587
  • Seifried Freiherr von Breuner (1538–1594) 1587–1591
  • Ruprecht Freiherr von Stotzingen (c. 1542–1600) 22 June 1592 – 1600
  • Wolfgang Freiherr von Hofkirchen (1555–1611) 1600–1601
  • Ernst Mollard Freiherr von Reinegg und Drosendorf (before 1576–1621) 1601–1608
  • Paul Sixtus Trautson Graf zu Falkenstein (1548–1621) 1608–1621
  • Leonhard Helfried Graf von Meggau, Freiherr von Creuzen (1577–1644) 1621–1626
  • Seifried Christoph Breuner Freiherr von Stübing, Fladnitz und Rabenstein (1569–1651) 1626–1640, also President of the Lower Austrian Chamber (1600–1609) and Land Marshal of the Lower Austrian Estates (1620–1626)
  • Georg Freiherr von Teufel auf Gundersdorf, Eckartsau und Esslingen (c. 1580–1642) 1640–1642
  • Johann Franz Trautson Graf zu Falkenstein (1609–1663) 1642–1663, also Land Marshal of the Lower Austrian Estates (1637–1642)
  • Konrad Balthasar von Starhemberg (1612–1687, from 1643: Graf) 1663–1687
  • Johann Quintin Freiherr von Jörger (see Jörger von Tollet) (1624–1705, from 1658: Graf) 1687–1705
  • Ferdinand Karl Graf und Herr von Weltz, Freiherr von Ebenstein und Spiegelfeld (1653–1711) 1705–1711
  • Sigismund Friedrich Graf von Khevenhüller (1666–1742, from 1725: Reichsgraf) 1711–1742
  • Leopold Johann Victorin Wilhelm Graf von Windisch-Graetz (1686–1746) 1742–1746
  • Johann Ferdinand Graf von Kuefstein (1686–1755) 1747–1749

Governors of the Archduchy of Austria below the Enns (1749–1809)

Source:[2]

Name and titles Birth/death Term of office Other office
Adam Philipp Losy Graf von Losymthal ?–1781 1749–1750
Philipp Joseph Graf von Orsini-Rosenberg 1691–1765 1750–1753
Heinrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Haugwitz 1711–1758 1753–1758
Franz Ferdinand Graf von Schrattenbach 1707–1785 1759–1770
Christian August Graf von Seilern-Aspang 1717–1801 1770–1779
Joseph Johann Nepomuk Graf von Herberstein 1725–1809 1779–1782
Johann Anton Graf von Pergen 1725–1814 1782–1790 Land Marshal of the Lower Austrian Estates (1775–1790)
Wenzel Graf Sauer von und zu Ankenstein 1742–1799 1791–1795
Franz Josef Graf von Saurau 1760–1832 1795–1797 Land Marshal of the Lower Austrian Estates (1803–1805)
Jakob Reichsfreiherr von Wöber zu Hagenberg 1797–1802
Joseph Thaddäus Vogt Freiherr von Sumerau 1749–1817 1802–1804
Joseph Karl Graf von Dietrichstein 1763–1825 1804–1805 Land Marshal of the Lower Austrian Estates (1811–1825)
Ignaz Karl Graf von Chorinsky, Freiherr von Ledske 1770–1823 1805–1807
Ferdinand Graf von Bissingen und Nippenburg 1749–1831 1807–1809

Governors (Statthalter) of the Archduchy of Austria below the Enns (1809–1918)

  • Franz Josef Graf von Saurau (1760–1832) 1809–1814, also Land Marshal of the Lower Austrian Estates (1803–1805)
  • Ignaz Karl Graf von Chorinsky, Freiherr von Ledske (1770–1823) 1815–1816
  • Augustin Freiherr Reichmann von Hochkirchen (1755–1828, until 1817: Augustin Reichmann) 1817–1828
  • Alois Graf von Ugarte (1784–1845) 1828–1829
  • Franz Graf von Klebelsberg, Freiherr zu Thumburg (1774–1857) 1829–1830
  • Johann Adam Freiherr Talatzko von Gestieticz (1778–1858, until 1834: Johann Adam Talatzko) 1830–1848
  • Anton Raimund Graf von Lamberg (1795–1869) 1848–1848
  • Joseph Wilhelm von Eminger (1801–1858, from 1856: Freiherr von) 1849–1858
  • Karl Johann Joseph Prinz von Lobkowitz (1814–1879) 1858–1860
  • Anton Halbhuber Freiherr von Festwill (1809–1886, from 1854 Freiherr) 1860–1862
  • Gustav Ignaz Graf von Chorinsky, Freiherr von Ledske (1806–1873) 1862–1868
  • Philipp Weber von Ebenhof (1818–1900, from 1853: Ritter, from 1880 Freiherr) 1868–1872
  • Sigmund Conrad von Eybesfeld (1821–1898, from 1854: Edler. from 1870 Freiherr) 1872–1880
  • Ludwig Freiherr Possinger (1823–1899, from 1860: Ritter, from 1870 Freiherr von Choborski) 1880–1889
  • Erich Graf von Kielmansegg (1847–1923) 1889–1895
  • Friedrich Freiherr Bourguignon von Baumberg (1846–1907) 1895–1895
  • Erich Graf von Kielmansegg (1847–1923) 1895–1911
  • Richard Graf von Bienerth-Schmerling (1863–1918, Ritter von, from 1868: Freiherr, from 1915: Graf) 1911–1915
  • Oktavian Freiherr Regner von Bleyleben (1866–1945, 1911–1919: Freiherr von Bleyleben, from 1919: Oktavian Regner-Bleyleben) 1915–1918

After 1918: Republic

No. Portrait Name Term Party Period
Took office Left office Duration
1 Leopold Steiner 5 November 1918 20 May 1919 Christian Social

First Republic (1918–1934)

2 Albert Sever 20 May 1919 10 November 1920 Social Democrat
3 Johann Mayer 10 November 1920 9 June 1922 Christian Social
4 Karl Buresch 9 June 1922 31 July 1931 Christian Social
5 Josef Reither 31 July 1931 19 May 1932 Christian Social
(4) Karl Buresch 19 May 1932 18 May 1933 Christian Social
(5) Josef Reither 18 May 1933 30 July 1934 Christian Social
Fatherland's Front
6 Eduard Baar-Baarenfels 30 July 1934 17 October 1935 Fatherland's Front

Austrofascism (1934–1938)

(5) Josef Reither 17 October 1935 12 March 1938 Fatherland's Front
(Reichsstatthalter and Gauleiter of the Reichsgau of Lower Danube)

Nazi Germany (1938–1945)

7 Roman Jäger 12 March 1938 24 May 1938 NSDAP
8 Hugo Jury 24 May 1938 8 May 1945 NSDAP
9 Leopold Figl 25 May 1945 15 October 1945 ÖVP

Second Republic (1945–present)

(5) Josef Reither 15 October 1945 4 May 1949 ÖVP
10 Johann Steinböck 4 May 1949 14 January 1962 ÖVP
(9) Leopold Figl 14 January 1962 9 May 1965 ÖVP
11 Eduard Hartmann 16 June 1965 14 October 1966 ÖVP
12 Andreas Maurer 24 November 1966 22 January 1981 ÖVP
13 Siegfried Ludwig 22 January 1981 20 October 1992 ÖVP
14 Erwin Pröll 20 October 1992 19 April 2017 ÖVP
15 Johanna Mikl-Leitner 19 April 2017 Incumbent ÖVP

Post-1945

Longest-serving governors

The following table lists all governors of Lower Austria since 1945 ranked by their length of tenure, with the incumbent governor's tenure automatically updating daily.

Rank Governor Length of tenure(s) Timespan(s) Party
1 Erwin Pröll 24 years, 181 days 1992–2017 ÖVP
2 Andreas Maurer 14 years, 59 days 1966–1981 ÖVP
3 Johann Steinböck 12 years, 255 days 1949–1962 ÖVP
4 Siegfried Ludwig 11 years, 272 days 1981–1992 ÖVP
5 Johanna Mikl-Leitner 8 years, 336 days 2017–present ÖVP
6 Josef Reither 3 years, 201 days 1945–1949 ÖVP
7 Leopold Figl
(2nd term) 		3 years, 115 days 1962–1965 ÖVP
8 Eduard Hartmann 1 year, 120 days 1965–1966 ÖVP
9 Leopold Figl
(1st term) 		143 days 1945 ÖVP

Notes:

  • Green indicates the current incumbent governor
  • Mikl-Leitner's rank will rise as her tenure continues
  • Leopold Figl served two non-consecutive terms; both are shown separately

Governors by party

The following table summarizes governors of Lower Austria since 1945 grouped by political party.

Party Total time in office Number of
governors 		Governors
ÖVP
Austrian People's Party 		80 years, 221 days
(ongoing) 		8 Leopold Figl, Josef Reither, Johann Steinböck, Eduard Hartmann, Andreas Maurer, Siegfried Ludwig, Erwin Pröll, Johanna Mikl-Leitner

Notes:

  • Green indicates the party of the current incumbent governor
  • Bold name indicates the current incumbent governor
  • All governors since 1945 have been members of the ÖVP
  • Total time is calculated from the first governorship (25 May 1945), excluding the brief gaps between terms

The following table shows age-related data for all governors of Lower Austria since 1945, with living governors' ages automatically updating.

Governor Born Age at start
of governorship 		Age at end
of governorship 		Post-governorship
timespan 		Died Lifespan
Leopold Figl
(1st term) 		2 October 1902 42 years, 235 days
25 May 1945 		43 years, 13 days
15 October 1945 		16 years, 91 days 9 May 1965 62 years, 219 days
Josef Reither 26 June 1880 65 years, 111 days
15 October 1945 		68 years, 312 days
4 May 1949 		361 days 30 April 1950 69 years, 308 days
Johann Steinböck 12 June 1894 54 years, 326 days
4 May 1949 		67 years, 216 days
14 January 1962 		— 14 January 1962 67 years, 216 days
Leopold Figl
(2nd term) 		2 October 1902 59 years, 104 days
14 January 1962 		62 years, 219 days
9 May 1965 		— 9 May 1965 62 years, 219 days
Eduard Hartmann 3 September 1904 60 years, 286 days
16 June 1965 		62 years, 41 days
14 October 1966 		— 14 October 1966 62 years, 41 days
Andreas Maurer 7 September 1919 47 years, 78 days
24 November 1966 		61 years, 137 days
22 January 1981 		29 years, 276 days 25 October 2010 91 years, 48 days
Siegfried Ludwig 14 February 1926 54 years, 343 days
22 January 1981 		66 years, 249 days
20 October 1992 		20 years, 178 days 16 April 2013 87 years, 61 days
Erwin Pröll 24 December 1946 45 years, 301 days
20 October 1992 		70 years, 116 days
19 April 2017 		8 years, 336 days — 79 years, 87 days
Johanna Mikl-Leitner 9 February 1964 53 years, 69 days
19 April 2017 		Incumbent 62 years, 40 days

Notes:

  • Light green indicates living former governors
  • Green indicates the current incumbent governor
  • Leopold Figl served two non-consecutive terms; both are shown separately
  • Steinböck and Hartmann died in office, hence "—" for post-governorship timespan
  • Living governors' post-governorship timespan and lifespan automatically update daily

Graphical representation

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the governors of Lower Austria since 1945. They are listed in order of first assuming office.

The following chart shows governors by their age (living governors in green), with the years of their time in office in color.

References

  1. ^ Oberst Hauptmänn 1500–1521; Statthalter 1521–1749
  2. ^ President 1749–1758 and 1782–1809; Statthalter 1759–1782
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