Austria
About parliament
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
Notes
Parliamentary term: The term of office of Councillors varies from 5 to 6 years according to the province they represent; they are partially renewed after the provincial elections.
Parliament name
Parlament (Parliament)
Chamber name
Bundesrat (Federal Council)
Structure & Status of parliament
This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
Upper chamber
IPU membership
Affiliation periods
from 1890
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
Twelve Plus Group
Speaker
Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
President of the Federal Council
Speaker
Günter
Kovacs
(Male)
Year of birth
1968
Term
01.01.2023 to 30.06.2023
Secretary General
Official title
This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary General (Parlamentsdirektor)
Secretary General
Harald
Dossi
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
1 March 2012 -
Members
Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
Principal mode of designation of members
Indirectly elected
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Indirectly elected members
Indirectly elected, for example by regional parliaments or an electoral college.
61
Note on the statutory number of members
Note: The President of the Republic determines the total number of members in the Federal Council as well as the allocation of seats to each of the nine federal provinces. The allocation of seats is based on the ratio between each federal province and the one with the largest population.
Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Statutory number of members per country
As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
Population (in thousands)
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Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
Average age of all members
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Number of members, by age
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 19 | Total >= 46: 42 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Female | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Members for whom data is available
61
Reserved seats and quotas
There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Voluntary political party quotas
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Cf. individual party statues.
Links to additional information
Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Link(s) to Rules of procedure on the parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local language.
List of members
Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.
Constitution
Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.