President of the National Council (Austria)

President of the National Council
Präsident des Österreischischen Nationalrates
Incumbent
Wolfgang Sobotka
since 20 December 2017
National Council of Austria
StyleMr. President
(when addressed in parliament)
StatusPrimary presiding officer
Member ofNational Council
SeatRedoute Wing, Hofburg Imperial Palace (provisionally)
Austrian Parliament Building (standard), Innere Stadt, Vienna
NominatorPolitical parties
AppointerNational Council
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Austria
First holderKarl Seitz
DeputyDoris Bures
Second President
Norbert Hofer
Third President
Websiteparlament.gv.at

The President of the National Council is the presiding officer of the National Council, the lower house of the Austrian Parliament.

Since December 2017 Wolfgang Sobotka (ÖVP) has served as the current President of the National Council, Doris Bures (SPÖ) as the Second President and Norbert Hofer (FPÖ) as the Third. All three Presidents together form the Presidium of the National Council.

In the Austrian order of precedence the President of the National Council places after the President and before the Chancellor.


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