2000 in Austria

Events from the year 2000 in Austria.

Incumbents

 * President: Thomas Klestil
 * Chancellor: Viktor Klima (until 4 February), Wolfgang Schüssel (starting 4 February)

Governors

 * Burgenland: Hans Niessl
 * Carinthia: Jörg Haider
 * Lower Austria: Erwin Pröll
 * Salzburg: Franz Schausberger
 * Styria: Waltraud Klasnic
 * Tyrol: Wendelin Weingartner
 * Upper Austria: Josef Pühringer
 * Vienna: Michael Häupl
 * Vorarlberg: Herbert Sausgruber

Events

 * February 5 - Jörg Haider's far right Freedom Party of Austria enters into coalition government to international condemnation.
 * October 3 - The Freedom Party becomes the second largest party following the parliamentary election.
 * November 11 - Kaprun disaster, Austria: A cable car fire in an alpine tunnel kills 155 skiers and snowboarders.

Deaths

 * January 19 - Hedy Lamarr, actress (b. 1914)
 * May 11 - Paula Wessely, actress (b. 1907)
 * November 20 - Josef Schaupper, alpine skier who was killed in the Kaprun disaster (b. 1963)
 * November 28 - Liane Haid, actress (b. 1895)