Social Democratic Party of Austria

The Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ) is a political party from Austria. It was united in 1889 as Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs (SDAPÖ) and is one of the major parties in Austria. It is a member of the Party of European Socialists in the European Parliament. Party chairmen (Parteivorsitzende) since the founding of the Second Republic (1945):

• Adolf Schärf (1945-1957)\n*Bruno Pittermann (1957-1967)\n*Bruno Kreisky (1967-1983)\n*Fred Sinowatz (1983-1988)\n*Franz Vranitzky (1988-1997)\n*Viktor Klima (1997-2000)\n*Alfred Gusenbauer (2000- )

External links

\n*Party web page (in German) Category:Austrian political parties\nCategory:Social Democratic Parties\n