Bruno Kreisky

Austrian diplomat and chancellor (1911–1990) Bruno KreiskyKreisky in 1983Chancellor of AustriaIn office21 April 1970 – 24 May 1983PresidentFranz JonasRudolf KirchschlägerVice-ChancellorRudolf HäuserHannes AndroschFred SinowatzPreceded byJosef KlausSucceeded byFred SinowatzChair of the Social Democratic PartyIn office1 February 1967 – 27 October 1983Preceded byBruno PittermannSucceeded byFred SinowatzMinister of Foreign AffairsIn office16 July 1959 – 19 April 1966ChancellorJulius RaabAlfons GorbachJosef KlausPreceded byLeopold FiglSucceeded byLujo Tončić-Sorinj Personal detailsBorn(1911-01-22)22 January 1911Vienna, AustriaDied29 July 1990(1990-07-29) (aged 79)Vienna, AustriaResting placeVienna Central CemeteryPartySocial Democratic PartySpouse Vera Fürth ​ ​(m. 1942; died 1988)​Children2EducationUniversity of Vienna Bruno Kreisky (German: [ˈbʁuːno ˈkʁaɪ̯ski]; 22 January 1911 – 29 July 1990) was an Austrian social democratic politician who served as foreign minister from 1959 to 1966 and as chancellor from 1970 to 1983. Aged 72, he was the oldest chancellor after World War II. Kreisky's 13-year tenure was the longest of any chancellor in republican Austria