The State Council (German: Staatsrat) was the executive leadership of the Republic of German-Austria, a collegiate body established in the last days of World War I by the Provisional National Assembly.

The state notary was solely charged with validating these acts and not with countersigning them, which would have otherwise granted him the power of denial.

The State Office of Foreign Affairs for example succeeded the Imperial and Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs (the first State Secretary was Victor Adler, who already died on 11 November 1918), the State Office of Military Affairs succeeded the Imperial and Royal Ministry of War and the Imperial and Royal Ministry of Defence, the State Office of Traffic Affairs succeeded the Imperial and Royal Ministry of Railways.

The status of head of state was transferred to Karl Seitz as President of the Constituent National Assembly.

Remaining powers were overtaken by the state government and the newly established standing principal committee of the National Assembly.