2019 in Austria

Incumbents

• President: Alexander Van der Bellen
• Chancellor: Brigitte Bierlein

  Events

• 1 January - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Austria.
• 18 May – Vice chancellor and FPÖ leader Heinz-Christian Strache announces his resignation following the Ibiza affair, he and all of the other FPÖ cabinet members left the government 4 days later. This left Kurz government as a ÖVP minority government.
• 28 May - Kurz government was dismissed after a motion of no confidence being passed.
• 3 June - President Van der Bellen appointed former president of Constitutional Court Brigitte Bierlein as the first independent chancellor after WWII, as well as the first female to hold the office. She and her technocratic cabinet are expected to leave their positions when a new government is formed after the legislative election to be held in late September.
• 1 November - Austria becomes one of the last European countries to ban smoking in bars and restaurants, after years of debate.

  Sports

• 20 February–3 March: The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships are held in Seefeld in Tirol.

  Births

Deaths

• 20 May – Niki Lauda, 70, racing driver and airline owner, Formula One world champion.