Johann Koplenig

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Johann Koplenig
Vice-Chancellor of Austria
In office 27 April 1945 – 20 December 1945 Serving with Leopold Figl, Adolf Schärf
Chancellor	Karl Renner
Preceded by	Edmund Glaise-Horstenau (1938)
Succeeded by	Adolf Schärf
Personal details
Born	(1891-05-15)15 May 1891 Jadersdorf, Gitschtal, Carinthia, Austria
Died	13 December 1968(1968-12-13) (aged 77) Vienna, Austria
Resting place	Feuerhalle Simmering, Vienna, Austria
Political party	Communist Party of Austria (1920-)
Other political affiliations	Social Democratic Party of Austria (1910-1920)
Spouse	Hilde Koplenig (1904–2002)
Military service
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary
Branch/service	Austro-Hungarian Army
Battles/wars	World War I Eastern Front

Johann Koplenig (15 May 1891 – 13 December 1968) was an Austrian politician. He was the chairman of the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) from 1945 until 1965, and Honorary Chairman of the party from 1965 until his death. In 1945, Koplenig was Vice-Chancellor of Austria in Karl Renner's provisional government.