Minister of the Interior (Austria)

Minister of the Interior Bundesminister für Inneres
Coat of arms
Incumbent Gerhard Karner since 6 December 2021
Style	Mr. Minister His Excellency
Type	Interior Minister
Status	Supreme executive organ Minister
Member of	Cabinet National Security Council
Seat	Ministry of the Interior, Minoritenplatz, Innere Stadt, Vienna
Appointer	The President on advice of the Chancellor
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Austria Security Policing Act
Precursor	Interior Minister of Cisleithania
Formation	10 November 1920 (103 years ago) (1920-11-10)
First holder	Heinrich Mataja
Website	bmi.gv.at

The minister of the interior (German: Bundesminister für Inneres) is the head and chief executive of the Ministry of the Interior as well as the ultimate authority in matters public security in Austria.

The incumbent minister of the Interior is Gerhard Karner (ÖVP). The minister is appointed by the president on advice of the chancellor.