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2007 Liechtenstein Local Elections
The 2007 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 28 January to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities of Liechtenstein. Electoral system The municipal councils (German: ''Gemeinderat'') are composed of an even number of councillors plus the mayor (German: ''Gemeindevorsteher''). The number of councillors is determined by population count: 6 or 8 councillors for population 1,500, 8 or 10 councillors for population between 1,500 and 3,000, and 10 or 12 councillors for population over 3,000. Councillors were elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the municipality's territory, using an open list proportional representation system. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The mayors were elected in a two-round system. If none of the candidates achieved a majority in the first round, a second round would have been held four weeks later, where the candidate with a plurality would be elected as a mayor. Mayoral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Liechtenstein
The principality of Liechtenstein is divided into eleven municipality, municipalities (', grammatical number, singular '), most consisting of only a single town. Five of the ' fall within the electoral district of (lower country), while the other six are within the (upper country). Municipalities Exclaves and enclaves The municipalities of Liechtenstein, the ', exhibit complex shapes, despite their small size. Seven of the ' have one or more exclaves, in addition to the main territory: * Gamprin: 1 exclave * Eschen: 1 exclave * Planken: 4 exclaves, of which 1 is a true enclave * Schaan: 4 exclaves, of which 1 is a true enclave * Vaduz: 6 exclaves, of which 2 are true enclaves * Triesenberg: 1 exclave * Balzers: 2 exclaves Data codes In ISO 3166-2, the ISO 3166-2:LI, codes of the municipalities start with LI-, followed by two digits (01–11, assigned in alphabetical order). In FIPS 10-4 (standard withdrawn in 2008), the List of FIPS region codes (J-L)#LS: Liechtenstein, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triesen
Triesen (; dialectal: ''Tresa'') is the third largest municipality in Liechtenstein. It contains several historic churches dating from the fifteenth century. It also has a weaving mill from 1863 that is considered a historical monument. The population is around 5,275. Geography The municipality includes the highest point of Liechtenstein, the Grauspitz, at above sea level. It is located between Vaduz, Triesenberg and Balzers. The municipality contains Lawena and Valüna. History The settlements of Triesen, as the state archaeologists have found during excavations, were destroyed in natural disasters. The detailed picture of the place Triesen shows that all settlement phases were terminated by the forces of nature. It has been demonstrated that the settlements of the Bronze Age and the Iron Age were repeatedly destroyed by floods and landslides. The coat of arms of the municipality Triesen consists of a shield with three superimposed silver scythes on a blue background. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Zwiefelhofer
Thomas Zwiefelhofer (born 10 December 1969) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served as List of heads of government of Liechtenstein, Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 2013 to 2017, under the government of Adrian Hasler. Since 2021, he has been the president of the Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein), Patriotic Union. Early life and career Zwiefelhofer was born on 10 December 1969 in Grabs, Switzerland as the son of engineer Hanspeter Zwiefelhofer and the commercial clerk Christa Goop as one of three children. He grew up in Schellenberg and attended school at the Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium. From 1989 he studied architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, where he graduated with a diploma in 1995. He worked as an architect in Zurich from 1996 to 1998. From 1998 to 2000 he studied law at the University of St. Gallen. From 2001 to 2004 he was the commander of a tank brigade in the Swiss Armed Forces, reaching the rank of captain. He received a doctora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Konrad
Frank, FRANK, or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a Germanic people in late Roman times * Franks, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Aargau frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Miss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Wohlwend
Mario Wohlwend (born 12 January 1973) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2017 to 2025. Life Wohlwend was born 12 January 1973 in Chur as the son of Johann Wohlwend and Margrith Risch as one of five children. He attended secondary school in Eschen. He conducted an apprenticeship as a machine draftsman at Hilti in Schaan from 1989 to 1993, and from 1994 to 2000 he worked at as a project manager at Hofag AG in Schaan. Since 2000 he has worked as a trainer for designers at Hilti and since 2001 he has been an examination expert for intermediate and final apprenticeship examinations as a designer. From 2011 to 2015 he was a member of the Ruggell municipal council as a member of the Patriotic Union. He was the party's candidate for mayor of Ruggell in 2015, but was defeated by Maria Kaiser-Eberle. He was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2017 to 2025, and he was a member of the audit committee from 2021 to 2025. He was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dietmar Lampert
Dietmar Lampert (born 13 October 1966) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2021 to 2025. He has also served as mayor of Schellenberg since 2023. Life Lampert was born 13 October 1966 in Schellenberg as the son of Max Lampert and Katharina Bischof as one of four children. He attended primary school in Schellenberg, and then secondary school in Eschen. From 1982 to 1986 he conducted an apprenticeship as an agricultural machinery mechanic. In 2002 he graduated as an engineer. From 2007 to 2023 he worked at ThyssenKrupp as the department head of project management and later as a senior project manager. From 1999 to 2015 Lampert was a member of the Schellenberg municipal council as a member of the Patriotic Union. From 2007 to 2015 he was the school board president and from 2005 to 2023 he was the chairman of the Patriotic Union group in Schellenberg. From 2017 to 2021 he was a deputy government councillor under Dominique Hasler. Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Frick
Walter Frick (born 4 July 1956) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2021 to 2025. Life Frick was born on 4 July 1956 in Vaduz as the son of Erwin Frick and Lina Perotto as one of five children. He attended elementary school in Schaan and then secondary school in Vaduz. From 1973 to 1976 he conducted an apprenticeship as a bricklayer and then attended a social education course in Zurich. From 1989 to 2021 he was the group leader and department head at the special education centre in Schaan. He also works as a winemaker. From 2007 to 2019 he was a member of the Schaan municipal council as a member of the Patriotic Union. From 2021 to 2025, he was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein. He has been a proponent for the banning of fossil fuel A fossil fuel is a flammable carbon compound- or hydrocarbon-containing material formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the buried remains of prehistoric organisms (animals, plants o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Frick (politician)
Albert Frick (born 21 October 1948) is a politician from Liechtenstein served as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2013 to 2025. He served in the Landtag from 2009 to 2025. Career From 1972 to 1991 Frick was a sports teacher in various schools throughout Liechtenstein, including the state school in Vaduz. He was a member of the chef de mission of the Liechtenstein Olympic Committee at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 summer Olympics. From 1991 to 2011 he was a member of the Schaan municipal council and from 2003 to 2007 was deputy mayor of the municipality. Frick was elected to the Landtag of Liechtenstein in 2009 as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party The Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein (, FBP) is a Conservatism, conservative List of political parties in Liechtenstein, political party in Liechtenstein. The FBP is one of the two major party, major List of political parties in Liech .... From March 2013 he was the President of the Landtag of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Frick
Doris Frick (born 28 November 1963) is a diplomat from Liechtenstein who has served as the ambassador to Switzerland since 2013. From 1997 to 2013 she was deputy ambassador in both the Liechtenstein embassy in Bern and consulate in Geneva. She was municipal councillor in Balzers from 2007 to 2010 as a member of the Patriotic Union. Life Frick was born in Schaan. She studied economics at the University of St. Gallen, and then completed a doctorate with a thesis on the subject of freedom of capital and services in the European Economic Area. She joined the Liechtenstein diplomatic service in 1993. From 1997 to 2013 she was deputy ambassador in both the Liechtenstein embassy in Bern and consulate in Geneva. In 2013 she replaced Hubert Büchel as Liechtenstein's ambassador to Switzerland. She was municipal councillor in Balzers Balzers () is a municipality and village located in southern Liechtenstein. In 2024, the village had a population of 4,806. The main part of the vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norbert Bürzle
Norbert Bürzle (born 6 September 1951) is an educator and politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1993 to 2001. As of 2011, he was a teacher at the Vaduz secondary school since 1973, and was also a civics teacher at the vocational school in Buchs from 1989 to 2003. He was a member of the Balzers municipal council from 2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ... to 2011 and the deputy mayor of the municipality from 2003 to 2007. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bürzle, Norbert Living people 1951 births People from Balzers Liechtenstein educators Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein) members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1993–1997) Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1997–2001) 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free List (Liechtenstein)
The Free List (, FL) is a centre-left to left-wing political party in Liechtenstein. As of 2025, it has two seats in the Landtag of Liechtenstein and is represented in five of the eleven local councils. It was founded in 1985 and described itself as social-democratic and green. History The Free List ran for the first time in the 1986 state elections. In this election, and also in the 1989 election, it was unable to overcome the threshold clause. In 1993, the Free List overcame the 8% electoral threshold for the first time with over 10% in the state elections and was also able to consolidate in the early elections in the same year with 8.5%, although this remained its worst result since then. Having increased to over 11% in 1997 and falling again somewhat in 2001, FL reached a record 13.0% of the votes in the 2005 election and thus won three out of a total of 25 mandates. In the 2009 elections, it fell to 8.9% and was only able to win one seat. In the 2013 election, its sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewald Ospelt
Ewald Ospelt (born 21 May 1960) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served as mayor of Vaduz from 2007 to 2019. Life Ospelt was born in Grabs, Switzerland. He attended secondary school in Vaduz and from 1976 to 1980 he conducted an apprenticeship as an electrician in Schaan. He won a bronze medal at the electrical WorldSkills in Atlanta in 1981, and became a certified electrical inspector in 1985. From 2001 to 2007 he was head of customer services at the . From 1995 to 1999 Ospelt was a member of the Vaduz municipal council Vaduz (; or ; High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' .... From 1999 to 2003 he was deputy mayor of Vaduz, and then mayor from 2007 to 1 May 2019. He did not stand for election in the 2019 Vaduz elections and was succeeded by Manfred Bischof. Ospelt married Jut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
