Karl Nehammer is an Austrian politician who served as Chancellor of Austria from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Austrian People's Party (ĆVP), he previously was Minister of the Interior from 2020 to 2021, general secretary of the ĆVP from 2018 to 2020, as well as a member of the National Council from 2017 to 2020. Nehammer assumed the chancellorship as the successor of Alexander Schallenberg, who resigned in order to return to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs. Nehammer announced his resignation as chancellor and ĆVP leader after unsuccessful coalition talks following the 2024 legislative election. He intends to step down as chancellor on 10 January 2025.