title: Kern government
text: # Kern government
  
  The Kern government was the 29th Government of Austria, in office from 18 May 2016 to 18 December 2017. It was a grand coalition between the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and People's Party (ÖVP), in which Christian Kern held the position of chancellor and Reinhold Mitterlehner was vice-chancellor.
  
  Succeeding the Second Faymann government, following the resignation of Chancellor Werner Faymann amidst the 2016 presidential election, it was succeeded by the First Kurz government following the 2017 legislative election. The cabinet was appointed by outgoing President Heinz Fischer.
  
  ## Composition
  
  | Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Chancellery ||||||
  | Federal Chancellor | Christian Kern | 17 May 2016 | 18 December 2017 | SPÖ |
  | State secretary in the Federal Chancellery | Muna Duzdar | 18 May 2016 | 18 December 2017 | SPÖ |
  | Vice-Chancellor | Reinhold Mitterlehner | 1 September 2014 | 17 May 2017 | ÖVP |
  | Vice-Chancellor | Wolfgang Brandstetter | 17 May 2017 | 18 December 2017 | Independent |
  | Federal Minister at the Chancellery for Arts and Culture, Constitutional Affairs, and Media | Thomas Drozda | 18 May 2016 | 18 December 2017 | SPÖ |
  | Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs ||||||
  | Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs | Sebastian Kurz | 16 December 2013 | 18 December 2017 | ÖVP |
  | Ministry for Finance ||||||
  | Minister of Finance [de] | Hans Jörg Schelling | 1 September 2014 | 18 December 2017 | ÖVP |
  | Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management ||||||
  | Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management | Andrä Rupprechter [de] | 16 December 2013 | 18 December 2017 | ÖVP |
  | Federal Ministry for National Defence and Sport ||||||
  | Federal Minister for National Defense and Sports | Hans Peter Doskozil | 26 January 2016 | 18 December 2017 | SPÖ |
  | Federal Ministry for Families and Youth ||||||
  | Federal Minister for Families and Youth | Sophie Karmasin | 16 December 2013 | 18 December 2017 | Independent |
  | Ministry of Education and Women's Affairs ||||||
  | Minister of Education and Women's Affairs | Sonja Hammerschmid | 18 May 2016 | 18 December 2017 | Independent |
  | Federal Ministry for Health ||||||
  | Federal Minister for Health and Women | Sabine Oberhauser | 16 December 2013 | 23 February 2017 | SPÖ |
  | Federal Minister for Health and Women | Pamela Rendi-Wagner | 8 March 2017 | 18 December 2017 | SPÖ |
  | Federal Ministry for Interior Affairs ||||||
  | Federal Minister for Interior Affairs | Wolfgang Sobotka | 21 April 2016 | 18 December 2017 | ÖVP |
  | Ministry of Justice ||||||
  | Federal Minister for Justice | Wolfgang Brandstetter | 16 December 2013 | 18 December 2017 | Independent |
  | Federal Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection ||||||
  | Federal Minister for Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection | Alois Stöger | 26 January 2016 | 18 December 2017 | SPÖ |
  | Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology ||||||
  | Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology | Jörg Leichtfried | 18 May 2016 | 18 December 2017 | SPÖ |
  | Federal Ministry for Science, Research and Economy ||||||
  | Federal Minister for Science, Research and Economy | Reinhold Mitterlehner | 16 December 2013 | 17 May 2017 | ÖVP |
  | Federal Minister for Science, Research and Economy | Harald Mahrer [de] | 17 May 2017 | 18 December 2017 | ÖVP |
  | State secretary in the Federal Ministry for Science, Research and Economy | Harald Mahrer [de] | 1 September 2014 | 17 May 2017 | ÖVP |
  