President of the National Council of Austria

The President of the National Council is the presiding officer of the National Council, the lower house of the Austrian Parliament. Since December 2017 Wolfgang Sobotka (ÖVP) has served as the current President of the National Council, Doris Bures (SPÖ) as the Second President and Norbert Hofer (FPÖ) as the Third. All three Presidents together form the Presidium of the National Council. In the Austrian order of precedence the President of the National Council places after the President and before the Chancellor. Election The President, the second and the third President are elected by the majority of the National Council at the beginning of each legislative session.