National
President of the Federal Council
- German: Präsident des Bundesrates
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Held by one of the Members of the Federal Council
- Exact method
- Not elected by the chamber. The chair rotates among the states every six months in alphabetical order (Art. 36(1) B-VG); the president is the member delegated first by the presiding state, from the party with the most Landtag seats there, unless that Landtag party group transfers the chair to another of the state's members (Art. 36(2) B-VG).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Christine Schwarz-Fuchs ÖVP since July 2026 Report Source: parlament.gv.at, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- jusline.at · checked B-VG Art. 36 (consolidated text via jusline.at; RIS blocks automated access), read 2026-10-12: Federal Council chair rotates half-yearly by state and goes to the first-delegated member of the presiding state; corrected selection from elected-by-chamber to ex officio. For: President 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: President of the Federal Council, President of the Federal Council in German, Christine Schwarz-Fuchs, current term
- 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: President of the Federal Council, President of the Federal Council in German, Christine Schwarz-Fuchs, current term