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Member of the Federal Council

  • German: Mitglied des Bundesrates

Federal Council · Austria

Voters do not take part; the state parliaments (Landtage) choose.

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In plain words
Chosen by the state parliaments (Landtage), not by voters
Exact method
Delegated by the nine Landtage (state parliaments) in proportion to state population, between 3 and 12 per state (Art. 34 B-VG); mandate follows the delegating Landtag, so members change with state elections. Per-state split not loaded.
Seats
60
Source: parlament.gv.at, checked (+2 more)

Who holds these seats now

Sources

  • parlament.gv.at · checked indirect / chosen_by_college "state parliaments (Landtage)": from the selection_detail, which rests on this source ([world:at] Parlament Österreich, Personen database (Filter API list 400: Nationalrat, Bundesrat, Bundesregierung, Landes); migration 054, ticket 2207, reviewed by improvements:schema-indirect-dissolved 2026-10-12 For: Member of the Federal Council
  • parlament.gv.at · checked Parlament Österreich, Personen database (Filter API list 400: Nationalrat, Bundesrat, Bundesregierung, Landeshauptleute, Präsidium; entries without end date), live data lastSync 2026-10-12, read 2026-10-12: holders, parties, start dates. For: Member of the Federal Council, Member of the Federal Council in German, Amelie Muthsam, current term, Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler, current term, Andreas Arthur Spanring, current term and 57 more
  • jusline.at · checked Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG) as consolidated, text read via jusline.at (RIS blocked automated access), 2026-10-12: Arts. 10, 15, 26, 27, 34, 60, 70, 101 (structure, selection and competences). Arts. 24, 29, 41-42, 44, 65, 69, 74, 80, 86, 95, 102, 137-148, 147 cited from the same law without a separate read. For: Member of the Federal Council, Member of the Federal Council in German, Amelie Muthsam, current term, Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler, current term, Andreas Arthur Spanring, current term and 57 more
  • parlament.gv.at · checked Parlament Österreich, Personen database (Filter API list 400, data/raw/parlament-at/l400.json), live data read 2026-10-12: Bundesrat mandate continuous since 2023-06-14; parlament.gv.at splits records at National Council legislative periods, so the 2024-10-24 start set by world:at was the period boundary, not the delegation date (Art. 35 B-VG). For: Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler, current term, Michael Wanner, current term, Silvester Gfrerer, current term
  • parlament.gv.at · checked Parlament Österreich, Personen database (Filter API list 400, data/raw/parlament-at/l400.json), live data read 2026-10-12: Bundesrat mandate continuous since 2023-03-23; parlament.gv.at splits records at National Council legislative periods, so the 2024-10-24 start set by world:at was the period boundary, not the delegation date (Art. 35 B-VG). For: Andreas Arthur Spanring, current term, Christian Fischer, current term, Klemens Kofler, current term, Michael Bernard, current term, Viktoria Hutter, current term
  • parlament.gv.at · checked Parlament Österreich, Personen database (Filter API list 400, data/raw/parlament-at/l400.json), live data read 2026-10-12: Bundesrat mandate continuous since 2021-10-23; parlament.gv.at splits records at National Council legislative periods, so the 2024-10-24 start set by world:at was the period boundary, not the delegation date (Art. 35 B-VG). For: Barbara Prügl, current term, Dominik Reisinger, current term, Franz Ebner, current term, Günter Pröller, current term, Johanna Miesenberger, current term, Markus Steinmaurer, current term
  • parlament.gv.at · checked Parlament Österreich, Personen database (Filter API list 400, data/raw/parlament-at/l400.json), live data read 2026-10-12: Bundesrat mandate continuous since 2023-09-21; parlament.gv.at splits records at National Council legislative periods, so the 2024-10-24 start set by world:at was the period boundary, not the delegation date (Art. 35 B-VG). For: Bernadette Geieregger, current term
  • parlament.gv.at · checked Parlament Österreich, Personen database (Filter API list 400, data/raw/parlament-at/l400.json), live data read 2026-10-12: Bundesrat mandate continuous since 2024-01-25; parlament.gv.at splits records at National Council legislative periods, so the 2024-10-24 start set by world:at was the period boundary, not the delegation date (Art. 35 B-VG). For: Bernhard Ruf, current term
  • parlament.gv.at · checked Parlament Österreich, Personen database (Filter API list 400, data/raw/parlament-at/l400.json), live data read 2026-10-12: Bundesrat mandate continuous since 2022-10-25; parlament.gv.at splits records at National Council legislative periods, so the 2024-10-24 start set by world:at was the period boundary, not the delegation date (Art. 35 B-VG). For: Christoph Stillebacher, current term, Daniel Schmid, current term, Klara Neurauter, current term, Markus Stotter, current term
  • parlament.gv.at · checked Parlament Österreich, Personen database (Filter API list 400, data/raw/parlament-at/l400.json), live data read 2026-10-12: Bundesrat mandate continuous since 2023-04-13; parlament.gv.at splits records at National Council legislative periods, so the 2024-10-24 start set by world:at was the period boundary, not the delegation date (Art. 35 B-VG). For: Claudia Arpa, current term, Isabella Theuermann, current term, Manfred Mertel, current term, Sandra Lassnig, current term
  • parlament.gv.at · checked Parlament Österreich, Personen database (Filter API list 400, data/raw/parlament-at/l400.json), live data read 2026-10-12: Bundesrat mandate continuous since 2021-12-09; parlament.gv.at splits records at National Council legislative periods, so the 2024-10-24 start set by world:at was the period boundary, not the delegation date (Art. 35 B-VG). For: Ferdinand Tiefnig, current term

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