The Minister of Defense of
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
heads the
Ministry of Defense
{{unsourced, date=February 2021
A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in state ...
.
First Austrian Republic
* Partly as Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor.
Second Austrian Republic
*Entrusted with continuation of the ministry
See also
*
Supreme Commander of the Imperial and Royal Armed Forces
The Supreme Commander of the Imperial and Royal Armed Forces (german: Oberkommandierender der Streitkräfte von Österreich-Ungarn) was the ultimate authority of the Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces – which comprised the Army, Navy and Aviation T ...
*
Minister of War (Austria-Hungary)
The Imperial and Royal Minister of War (german: K.u.k. Kriegsminister), until 1911: Reich Minister of War (''Reichskriegsminister''), was the head of one of the three common ministries shared by the two states which made up the dual monarchy of Au ...
*
Austrian Minister of Defence (Austria-Hungary)
The Austrian Minister of Defence was head of the (''Ministry for National Defence'') or . It was set up in 1868 with responsibility for the armed forces and militia in the Cisleithanian half of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, effectively wh ...
*
Ministry of Defense (Austria)
*
Chief of the General Staff (Austria)
The Chief of the Austrian General Staff (german: Chef des Generalstabes des Bundesheeres) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Austrian Armed Forces and is responsible for maintaining control over the service branches.
List of chiefs of ...
Notes
References
External links
*
Bundesministerium für Landesverteidigung Österreich* Karl Lütgendorf (German)
:de:Karl Lütgendorf
{{Austrian Federal Ministries
Defence
Defense or defence may refer to:
Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups
* Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare
* Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks
* Defense indus ...