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| 1911 | Birth |  |
| 22nd Jan Vienna Birth of Bruno Kreisky |
| 1934 | Socialist Party | |
| When the Socialist Party is banned by the Dollfuss dictatorship, Kreisky gets involved in underground political work |
| 1935 | Arrest | |
| Jan Arrested & convicted of high treason |
| 1937 | Exile | |
| Sep When the Austrian state is incorporated into Germany Kreisky emigrates to Sweden, where he remains until 1945 |
| 1945 | Exile | |
| Kreisky returns to Austria from Sweden |
| 1951 | Assistant Chief of Staff | |
| Appointed Assistant Chief of Staff and Political Adviser |
| 1953 | Under Secretary | |
| Appointed Undersecretary in the Foreign Affairs Department of the Austrian Chancellery |
| 1955 | Austrian State Treaty | |
| Kreisky takes part in negotiating the Austrian State Treaty, which ends the four-power occupation of Austria and restores Austria's independence and neutrality |
| 1956 | Election | |
| Kreisky is elected to the Austrian parliament, the Nationalrat as a Socialist |
| 1959 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister in the coalition cabinet of Chancellor Julius Raab (™VP) |
| 1967 | Chairman Socialist Party | |
| Elected Chairman of the Socialist Party |
| 1970 | Chancellor | |
| 21st April Appointed Chancellor of Austria, the first Jewish Chancellor of Austria |
| 1970 | Election | |
| The Socialists win a plurality (but not a majority) of seats, and Kreisky becomes Chancellor |
| 1970 | Government | |
| Forms an SPO government |
| The SPO forms a minority government with Bruno Kreisky as Chancellor |
| 1971 | Election | |
| Calls fresh elections and wins an absolute majority |
| 1974 | President | |
| 23rd April Appointed President of Austria |
| 1975 | Election | |
| Calls for elections and wins |
| 1976 | Bruno Kreisky Foundation | |
| Every two years, the Bruno Kreisky Human Rights Prize is awarded to an international figure who has advanced the cause of human rights |
| The Bruno Kreisky Foundation for Outstanding Achievements in the Area of Human Rights is founded to mark Kreisky's 65th birthday |
| 1979 | Election | |
| Calls for elections and wins |
| 1980 | Diplomacy | |
| Austria establishes relations with the Palestine Liberation Organisation |
| 1983 | Election | |
| April The Socialists lose their absolute majority in the Nationalrat, Kreisky declines to form a minority government and resigns, nominating Fred Sinowatz, his Minister of Education, as his successor |
| 1983 | Resignation | |
| April The Socialists lose their absolute majority in the Nationalrat, Kreisky declines to form a minority government and resigns, nominating Fred Sinowatz, his Minister of Education, as his successor |
| 1990 | Death | |
| 29th July Death of Bruno Kreisky |
