Wolfgang Schüssel (German pronunciation: ['v?lfga? '??s?l]; born 7 June 1945) is an Austrian People's Party politician.
He was Chancellor of Austria for two consecutive terms from February 2000 to January 2007.
While being recognised as a rare example of an active reformer in contemporary Austrian politics, his governments were also highly controversial from the beginning, starting with the fact that he formed a coalition government with Jörg Haider's Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) on both occasions.
In 2011, he retired from being an active member of parliament due to a multitude of charges of corruption against members of his governments.