Franz Vranitzky

Franz Vranitzky
Vranitzky in 2020
Chancellor of Austria
In office 16 June 1986 – 28 January 1997
President	Rudolf Kirchschläger Kurt Waldheim Thomas Klestil
Vice-Chancellor	Norbert Steger Alois Mock Josef Riegler Erhard Busek Wolfgang Schüssel
Preceded by	Fred Sinowatz
Succeeded by	Viktor Klima
Chair of the Social Democratic Party
In office 11 May 1988 – 9 April 1997
Preceded by	Fred Sinowatz
Succeeded by	Viktor Klima
Minister of Finance
In office 10 September 1984 – 16 June 1986
Chancellor	Fred Sinowatz
Preceded by	Herbert Salcher
Succeeded by	Viktor Klima
Personal details
Born	(1937-10-04) 4 October 1937 (age 86) Vienna, Federal State of Austria (now Austria)
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Spouse	Christine Christen ​ (m. 1962)​
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Franz Vranitzky (German: [fʁants vʁaˈnɪtski]; born 4 October 1937) is an Austrian politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), he was Chancellor of Austria from 1986 to 1997.