Karl Nehammer

Karl Nehammer
Nehammer in 2024
29th Chancellor of Austria
In office 6 December 2021 – 10 January 2025
President	Alexander Van der Bellen
Vice-Chancellor	Werner Kogler (2021–2024) Vacant (2024–2025)
Preceded by	Alexander Schallenberg
Succeeded by	Alexander Schallenberg (acting)
Chair of the People's Party
In office 3 December 2021 – 5 January 2025
Preceded by	Sebastian Kurz
Succeeded by	Christian Stocker
Minister of the Interior
In office 7 January 2020 – 6 December 2021
Chancellor	Sebastian Kurz Alexander Schallenberg
Preceded by	Wolfgang Peschorn
Succeeded by	Gerhard Karner
Secretary-General of the People's Party
In office 20 January 2018 – 3 January 2020
Preceded by	Stefan Steiner
Succeeded by	Axel Melchior
Member of the National Council
In office 9 November 2017 – 7 January 2020
Succeeded by	Rudolf Taschner
Constituency	9 – Vienna
Personal details
Born	(1972-10-18) 18 October 1972 (age 52) Vienna, Austria
Political party	People's
Spouse	Katharina Nidetzky
Children	2
Alma mater	University for Continuing Education Krems
Military service
Allegiance	Austria
Branch/service	Austrian Army
Years of service	1993-1997
Rank	Lieutenant

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Karl Nehammer (German: [kaɐ̯l ˈneːhamɐ]; born 18 October 1972) is an Austrian politician who served as the 29th chancellor of Austria from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), he previously was Minister of the Interior from 2020 to 2021, general secretary of the ÖVP from 2018 to 2020, as well as a member of the National Council from 2017 to 2020. Nehammer assumed the chancellorship as the successor of Alexander Schallenberg, who resigned in order to return to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs.^[1] Nehammer announced his resignation as chancellor and ÖVP leader after unsuccessful coalition talks following the 2024 legislative election. He stepped down as chancellor on 10 January 2025.