First Schüssel government

The first Schüssel government of Austria was formed after the 1999 Austrian legislative election under Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel. It was replaced shortly after the 2002 election.

Composition

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party
Federal Chancellor		Wolfgang Schüssel	4 February 2000	28 February 2003	ÖVP
Vice-Chancellor Minister for Public Service and Sports		Susanne Riess-Passer	4 February 2000	28 February 2003	FPÖ
Minister for Foreign Affairs		Benita Ferrero-Waldner	4 February 2000	28 February 2003	ÖVP
Minister of the Interior		Ernst Strasser	4 February 2000	28 February 2003	ÖVP
Minister of Justice		Michael Krüger	4 February 2000	2 March 2000	FPÖ
		Dieter Böhmdorfer	2 March 2000	28 February 2003	FPÖ
Minister of Finance		Karl-Heinz Grasser	4 February 2000	28 February 2003	FPÖ
Minister for Economy and Labour		Martin Bartenstein	4 February 2000	28 February 2003	ÖVP
Minister for Social Security and Generations		Elisabeth Sickl	4 February 2000	24 October 2000	FPÖ
		Herbert Haupt	24 October 2000	28 February 2003	FPÖ
Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management		Wilhelm Molterer	4 February 2000	28 February 2003	ÖVP
Minister for Defence		Herbert Scheibner	4 February 2000	28 February 2003	FPÖ
Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology		Michael Schmid	4 February 2000	13 November 2000	FPÖ
		Monika Forstinger	13 November 2000	18 February 2002	FPÖ
		Mathias Reichhold	18 February 2002	28 February 2003	FPÖ
Minister for Education, Science and Culture		Elisabeth Gehrer	4 February 2000	28 February 2003	ÖVP

Notes and references

• "661. Sitzung des Bundesrates der Republik Österreich" [Protocol of the 661st Session of the National Council] (in German). Austrian Government. Retrieved 18 November 2019.