Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Franz Vranitzky Biography and Timeline

Follow Franz Vranitzky through 9 dated historical records for Austria.

Franz Vranitzky, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

9Distinct records
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1986–1997Years on this page

1986

Chancellor

Chancellor · Vienna · Government / Government of Austria

Appointed Chancellor of Austria, 1st term

Role range: 1986-1990

PO

Chancellor · Government / Government of Austria

Leads a coalition of the SPO & OVP

Role range: 1986-1990

1988

Chairman

Chairman of SPO · Vienna · Politics / SPO

Appointed Chairman of the SPO

Role range: 1988-1997

1990

Chancellor

Chancellor · Vienna · Government / Government of Austria

Appointed Chancellor of Austria, 2nd term

Role range: 1990-

1994

Treaty of Accession

Chancellor of Austria · Corfu · Government / Government of Austria

Represents Austria at Corfu when the treaty for the 1995 enlargement is signed.

Role range: 1994-1995 – 1986-1997

Referendum

Chancellor · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

66.4% support membership of the EU

Role range: 1990-

Referendum

Chancellor · Government / Government of Austria

66.4% support membership of the EU

Role range: 1990-

1995

Treaty of Accession

Chancellor of Austria · Vienna · Government / Government of Austria

Vranitzky presides over Austria's first day as an EU member following implementation of the Corfu accession treaty.

Role range: 1994-1995 – 1986-1997

1997

Resignation of Franz Vranitzky

Chancellor · Vienna · Government / Government of Austria

Resigns from office

Role range: 1990-1997

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.