Second Schüssel government

The second Schüssel government (German: Bundesregierung Schüssel II) was sworn in on 28 February 2003 and was replaced on 11 January 2007.

Second Schüssel government
26th Government of Austria
Wolfgang Schüssel
Date formed	28 February 2003 (2003-02-28)
Date dissolved	11 January 2007 (2007-01-11)
People and organisations
President of Austria	Thomas Klestil Heinz Fischer
Chancellor	Wolfgang Schüssel
Vice Chancellor	Hubert Gorbach
No. of ministers	12
Member parties	Austrian People's Party Freedom Party of Austria Alliance for the Future of Austria
History
Predecessor	Schüssel I
Successor	Gusenbauer

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Federal Chancellor	Wolfgang Schüssel	28 February 2003	11 January 2007		ÖVP
Vice-Chancellor and Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology	Herbert Haupt	28 February 2003	21 October 2003		FPÖ
	Hubert Gorbach	21 October 2003	11 January 2007		BZÖ
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Benita Ferrero-Waldner	28 February 2003	20 October 2004		ÖVP
	Ursula Plassnik	20 October 2004	11 January 2007		ÖVP
Minister for Education, Science and Culture	Elisabeth Gehrer	28 February 2003	11 January 2007		ÖVP
Minister of Finance	Karl-Heinz Grasser	28 February 2003	11 January 2007		Independent
Minister of the Interior	Ernst Strasser	28 February 2003	11 December 2004		ÖVP
	Günther Platter (act.)	11 December 2004	22 December 2004		ÖVP
	Liese Prokop	22 December 2004	31 December 2006 †		ÖVP
	Wolfgang Schüssel (act.)	2 January 2007	11 January 2007		ÖVP
Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology	Hubert Gorbach	28 February 2003	11 January 2007		BZÖ
Ministry of Social Security, Generations and Consumer Protection (Ministry of Social Security and Generations until 1 May 2003)	Herbert Haupt	28 February 2003	26 January 2005		FPÖ
	Ursula Haubner	26 January 2005	11 January 2007		FPÖ
Minister of Justice	Dieter Böhmdorfer	28 February 2003	25 June 2004		Independent
	Karin Gastinger	25 June 2004	11 January 2007		BZÖ
Minister for Economy and Labour	Martin Bartenstein	28 February 2003	11 January 2007		ÖVP
Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management	Josef Pröll	28 February 2003	11 January 2007		ÖVP
Minister for Defence	Günther Platter	28 February 2003	11 January 2007		ÖVP
Minister for Health and Women	Herbert Haupt	28 February 2003	30 April 2003		FPÖ
	Maria Rauch-Kallat	30 April 2003	11 January 2007		ÖVP