Walter Breisky

Walter Breisky
Chancellor of Austria
In office 26 January 1922 – 27 January 1922
President	Michael Hainisch
Preceded by	Johann Schober
Succeeded by	Johann Schober
Vice Chancellor of Austria
In office 30 November 1920 – 31 May 1922
Chancellor	Michael Mayr Johann Schober
Preceded by	Eduard Heinl
Succeeded by	Felix Frank
Minister of the Interior
In office 30 November 1920 – 31 May 1922
Preceded by	Egon Glanz
Succeeded by	Rudolf Ramek
Personal details
Born	(1871-07-08)8 July 1871 Bern, Switzerland
Died	25 September 1944(1944-09-25) (aged 73) Klosterneuburg, Nazi Germany
Political party	Christian Social Party
Parents	August Breisky (father) Pauline Breisky (mother)
Alma mater	University of Vienna

Walter Breisky (8 July 1871 – 25 September 1944) was an Austrian jurist, civil servant, and politician. Nominated by the Christian Social Party, Breisky served as minister of education and the interior from July to November 1920, as the vice chancellor and state secretary of education from November 1920 to May 1922. Together with his Social Democratic deputy, Otto Glöckel, Breisky initiated sweeping reforms of Austria's education system. In January 1922, Breisky became the caretaker chancellor of Austria for a single day.