Kern government

The Kern government was the 29th Government of Austria, in office from 18 May 2016 to 18 December 2017. It was a grand coalition between the Social [Democratic Party of Austria|Social Democratic Party] and People's Party, in which Christian Kern held the position of chancellor and Reinhold Mitterlehner was vice-chancellor.
Succeeding the Second Faymann government, following the resignation of Chancellor Werner Faymann amidst the 2016 Austrian [presidential election|2016 presidential election], it was succeeded by the First Kurz government following the 2017 legislative election. The cabinet was appointed by outgoing President Heinz Fischer.