2021 in Austria
Events in the year 2021 in Austria.
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Incumbents
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- President: Alexander Van der Bellen (since 26 January 2017)
- Chancellor:
- Sebastian Kurz (until 11 October)
- Alexander Schallenberg (from 11 October), (until 6 December)
- Karl Nehammer (from 6 December)
Events
October
- 6 October: Agents of the Central Prosecutorial Agency for Corruption and Economic Affairs (WKStA) raided the Federal Chancellery and the headquarters of the ÖVP as part of a corruption probe targeting Kurz and his "inner circle".[1]
- 9 October: Sebastian Kurz resigns from the chancellorship.[2]
- 11 October: President Alexander Van der Bellen officially removed Kurz from office and appointed then-Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg as chancellor of Austria.[3]
December
- 6 December: Nehammer government is formed.[4]
Deaths
- 22 July – Peter Rehberg, British-born electronic musician (KTL), heart attack (b. 1968).[5]
References
- Murphy, Francois (6 October 2021). "Austrian prosecutors target Kurz in bribery investigation". www.reuters.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "Sebastian Kurz to quit as Austrian chancellor due to corruption inquiry". www.theguardian.com. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "Alexander Schallenberg als neuer Bundeskanzler angelobt". kurier.at (in German). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- "Karl Nehammer sworn in as Austria's third chancellor in two months". euronews. 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (23 July 2021). "Peter Rehberg, underground musician and Editions Mego head, dies aged 53". The Guardian.
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