List of governors of Vorarlberg

This is a list of governors of Vorarlberg, a state in Austria.

Governor of Vorarlberg
Landeshauptmann von Vorarlberg
Coat of arms of Vienna
Flag of Vienna
Incumbent
Markus Wallner
since 7 December 2011
StyleMr. Governor
(formal)
StatusLandeshauptmann
Member ofVorarlberger Landtag
SeatNeues Landhaus, Bregenz
NominatorPolitical Parties
AppointerLandtag
sworn in by the President
Term lengthfive years (no term limit)
Constituting instrumentFederal Constitutional Law
Formation1860
First holderSebastian Ritter von Froschauer
Websitevorarlberg.at

List of officeholders

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PortraitNameTermPartyPeriod
Took officeLeft officeDuration
1Sebastian Ritter von Froschauer18606 April 1873 
Habsburg monarchy
(1860–1918)
2 Anton Jussel27 June 187323 July 1878Liberal
3Karl Graf von Belrupt-Tissac21 September 187821 September 1890 
4Adolf Rhomberg21 September 18903 November 1918Catholic-Conservative
5 Otto Ender3 November 19189 December 1930Christian Social
First Republic
(1918–1934)
6 Ferdinand Redler9 December 193014 July 1931Christian Social
(5) Otto Ender14 July 193124 July 1934Christian Social
7Ernst Winsauer24 July 193413 March 1938Fatherland Front
Austrofascism
(1934–1938)
8 Anton Plankensteiner
as Reichsstatthalter and Gauleiter
13 March 19381 February 1940NSDAP
Nazi Germany
(1938–1945)
On 1 February 1940, the territory of Vorarlberg was merged into the Reichsgau Tirol-Vorarlberg under Franz Hofer.
9 Ulrich Ilg24 May 194528 October 1964ÖVP
Second Republic
(1945–present)
10 Herbert Keßler29 October 19649 July 1987ÖVP
11 Martin Purtscher9 July 19872 April 1997ÖVP
12 Herbert Sausgruber2 April 19977 December 2011ÖVP
13 Markus Wallner7 December 2011IncumbentÖVP