2016 in Austria

Incumbents

 * President: Heinz Fischer (until 9 July)
 * Chancellor: Werner Faymann (until 9 May); Christian Kern (from 17 May)

Governors

 * Burgenland: Hans Niessl
 * Carinthia: Peter Kaiser
 * Lower Austria: Erwin Pröll
 * Salzburg: Wilfried Haslauer Jr.
 * Styria: Hermann Schützenhöfer
 * Tyrol: Günther Platter
 * Upper Austria: Josef Pühringer
 * Vienna: Michael Häupl
 * Vorarlberg: Markus Wallner

August

 * August 5 - Austria sent 68 athletes to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.