Christian Stocker

Christian Stocker (de; born 20 March 1960) is an Austrian politician who has been the 29th chancellor of Austria since March 2025. He is a member of the People's Party (ÖVP). He has been a member of the National Council since 2019 and acting Chair of the People's Party since 5 January 2025.^[1] He was the general secretary of the party from September 2022 to January 2025.^[2][3]

His Excellency Christian Stocker
Stocker in 2025
Chancellor of Austria
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 March 2025
President	Alexander Van der Bellen
Vice-Chancellor	Andreas Babler
Preceded by	Karl Nehammer Alexander Schallenberg (acting)
Chair of the People's Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 March 2025 Acting: 5 January 2025 – 29 March 2025
Preceded by	Karl Nehammer
Member of the National Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2019
Preceded by	Johann Rädler
Constituency	Lower Austria South
Secretary-General of the People's Party
In office 23 September 2022 – 5 January 2025
Leader	Karl Nehammer
Preceded by	Laura Sachslehner
Succeeded by	Alexander Pröll
Personal details
Born	(1960-03-20) 20 March 1960 (age 65) Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Political party	People's
Spouse(s)	Gerda Legenstein
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Vienna