List of governors of Lower Austria

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

Before 1918

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Governors[1] of the Archduchy of Austria under the Enns (1500–1749)

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Governors[3] of the Archduchy of Austria under the Enns (1749–1809)

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  • 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, also 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, also 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, also 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 under the Enns (1809–1918)

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After 1918

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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

References

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  1. ^ Oberst Hauptmänn 1500–1521; Statthalter 1521–1749
  2. ^ (17 September 1686 in Regensburg; 19 December 1746 in Vienna), see c13 Marek, Miroslav. "Stammbaum auf genealogy.euweb.cz". genealogy.euweb.cz.[self-published source]
  3. ^ President 1749–1758 and 1782–1809; Statthalter 1759–1782