The Provincial Government of Upper Austria, the principal executive authority, is elected by the Landtag. Parties that are represented in the Landtag with a certain number of representatives obtain at least one seat in the Provincial Government. The Provincial Government is responsible for the execution of federal laws and the province´s finances. It consists of nine representatives, four of the ÖVP party, four of the SPÖ party and one of the Greens party. Head of the Provincial Government is the "Landeshauptmann". Since March 1995 Dr. Josef Pühringer is the head of the Provincial Government.