2016 in Austria

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Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2016 List of years in Austria

Incumbents

• President: Heinz Fischer (until 9 July), Alexander Van der Bellen (starting 9 July)
• Chancellor: Werner Faymann (until 9 May); Christian Kern (from 17 May)

Governors

• Burgenland: Hans Niessl
• Carinthia: Peter Kaiser
• Lower Austria: Erwin Pröll
• Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Jr.
• Styria: Hermann Schützenhöfer
• Tyrol: Günther Platter
• Upper Austria: Josef Pühringer
• Vienna: Michael Häupl
• Vorarlberg: Markus Wallner

Events

August

• August 5 - Austria sent 68 athletes to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.