Fred Sinowatz

Chancellor of Austria

5 February 1929 Neufeld an der Leitha, Burgenland, Austria

11 August 2008(2008-08-11) (79) Vienna, Austria

24 May 1983 – 16 June 1986

Alfred "Fred" Sinowatz (5 February 1929 – 11 August 2008) was an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ), who served as Chancellor of Austria from 1983 to 1986. Prior to becoming Chancellor, he had served as Minister of Education from 1971 to 1983 and Vice-Chancellor from 1981 to 1983. After a three-years term in office, Sinowatz resigned as Chancellor after Kurt Waldheim's victory in the 1986 presidential election.