| Josef Pühringer | |
| Office: | Governor of Upper Austria |
| Term Start: | 2 March 1995 |
| Term End: | 6 April 2017 |
| Predecessor: | Josef Ratzenböck |
| Successor: | Thomas Stelzer |
| Birth Date: | 30 October 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Traun, Austria |
| Party: | Austrian People's Party |
Josef Pühringer (pronounced as /de/; born 30 October 1949 in Traun) is a former Austrian politician.
From 2 March 1995 to 6 April 2017 he was the governor (Landeshauptmann) of Upper Austria. He is a member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP).[1]
He is a member of several Roman Catholic student fraternities that belong to the ÖCV and the MKV.
Pühringer is imperial Knight of Honor of the Order of St. George.[2]