Abstract: At a seat carrier 4 of a chair, a backrest 5 is pivotally connected. A seat which rests on the seat carrier 4 and the backrest can be interdependently adjusted in their inclination. For return into the resting position and to fix in any desired position, a gas pressure spring 10 and, if necessary, additional springs 11 are provided. The one end of the gas pressure spring 10 engages at the free end of a thrust lever 15 which is pivotally held at the backrest 5, wherein this pivot axis 7 is arranged at a distance from the pivot axis 6 between the backrest 5 and the seat carrier 4. A lever arm 16 which is pivotally attached at the seat carrier 4 also engages at this thrust lever 15 at a distance from its pivot axis 7. The thrust lever 15 can perform a relative motion with respect to the backrest 5 by means of the arrangement of the lever arm 16. Therefore a relatively small movement of the backrest 5 results in a correspondingly larger movement of the gas pressure spring 10.