Maximilian Lercher (born 24 September 1986) is an Austrian politician and former member of the National Council.

[1][4] He was managing director of Leykam Medien AG, a company controlled by the SPÖ in Styria, from 2019 to 2023.

[1][5] In October 2019 the right wing Österreich newspaper claimed that Lercher had been given a three-year consulting contract with SPÖ at €20,000 per month but in fact the contract was between SPÖ and Leykam and Lercher's salary for being MD of Leykam was only €6,000 per month.

[6][7] In September 2023 he was appointed head of the Dr. Karl Renner Institute's state office in Burgenland.

[1] He has held various positions on the Upper Styria West and Styrian branches of the SPÖ as well as its federal executive.