Leaders were Engelbert Dollfuss and, after Dollfuss's assassination, Kurt Schuschnigg, who were previously politicians of the Christian Social Party, which was quickly integrated into the new movement.
Lederne var Engelbert Dollfuss, og efter han var blevet dræbt, Kurt Schuschnigg, begge oprindelige fra det Christlichsoziale Partei, som hurtigt blev integreret i den nye austrofascistiske bevægelse.