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Women's Suffrage In Liechtenstein
Women's suffrage in Liechtenstein was introduced on , after the 1984 Liechtenstein women's suffrage referendum.Thomas Ernst Wanger: Vom Frauenstudium zum Frauenwahlrecht in der Schweiz und in Liechtenstein. In: Internationaler Verein für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung (Hrsg.): Schriften des Vereins für Geschichte des Bodensees und seiner Umgebung. Band 122. Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2004, This was the last nation in Europe to introduce this right. Prehistory In the early modern period, the right to have a say and Co-determination in Germany, co-determination in public life for men and women were linked to ownership and tax liability. These rights were not recorded in writing but were exercised as Self-Government, self-government or common law. In very rural Liechtenstein, the community was organized at the community level. In the 19th century, however, these rights were lost due to new legislation. In the first state constitution, which was enacted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerard Batliner
Gerard Batliner (9 December 1928 – 25 June 2008) was a lawyer and politician from Liechtenstein who served as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1962 to 1970. He later served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1974 to 1982 and as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1974 to 1977. Additionally, he held numerous positions within the Council of Europe. Early life and career Batliner was born on 9 December 1928 in Eschen as the son of farmer Andreas Batliner and Karolina Schafhauser as one of six children. He studied law at the University of Fribourg and in Paris. From 1956 he worked as a lawyer in Vaduz. He was a member of the board of directors of the AHV/IV/FAK in Liechtenstein from 1959 to 1962, and was deputy mayor of Eschen from 1960 to 1962. Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Batliner was the fifth Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, from 16 July 1962 to 18 March 1970. He succeeded the role from Alexander Frick following his resignation in July 1962. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Liechtenstein Referendums
Two referendums were held in Liechtenstein in 1968.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1173 The first was held on 4 July on the question of introducing women's suffrage Women's suffrage is the women's rights, right of women to Suffrage, vote in elections. Several instances occurred in recent centuries where women were selectively given, then stripped of, the right to vote. In Sweden, conditional women's suffra .... Separate votes were held for men and women, with the men voting against, and women split almost equally, p147 resulting in it being rejected by 54.5% of voters overall. The second referendum was held on 6 October on abolishing the tax on alcoholic drinks. It was rejected by 56.3% of vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurelia Frick
Aurelia Cäcilia Katharina Frick commonly known as Aurelia Frick (born 19 September 1975) is a Liechtensteiner politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Culture of Liechtenstein from 2009 to 2019. Early life and education Aurelia Frick was born in St. Gallen, Switzerland. From 1995 to 1999, Frick studied law at the University of Fribourg. She was admitted to the Bar of the Canton of Zürich in 2004. In 2005, she received her Doctor of Law from University of Basel. Career Between 2001 and 2003 she was working as an auditor at the district court of Zurich in civil, labor, tenancy and criminal law. She received a doctorate from the University of Basel, with a thesis on "The Termination of the Mandate", and passed the bar examination in the Swiss Canton of Zurich. After graduation, Frick worked at a Zurich law firm, and then as legal director for a London-based human resources company. From November 2006 she worked as a consultant for Bjørn Johansson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liechtenstein Parliament
The Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein () is the unicameral parliament of Liechtenstein. Qualifications Citizens who have attained the age of 18, have permanent residency in the country and have lived in the country for at least one month before the election can vote, and all eligible voters can run for office. A group of at least 30 voters per constituency has the right to nominate a list of candidates. However, voters can only support a nomination for a single list. Women in Liechtenstein were granted the right to vote in 1984, and thus could not stand for election in the Landtag before then. Election Under the Constitution of 1921, the size of the Landtag was set at 15 members. A constitutional amendment approved in a 1988 referendum increased the number to 25, starting with the 1989 elections. Each of the 25 members is elected for a four-year term by open list proportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 15 seats and Unterland with 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Hassler-Gerner
Ingrid Hassler-Gerner (née Gerner; born 4 June 1947) is an accountant and politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1993 to 2005. She works as a stock exchange and financial advisor. She was president of the Women's Union from 1994 to 1998. During her time in the Landtag, she was a member of the Liechtenstein delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the head of the delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. From 2005 to 2014 she was a member of the board of directors at the National Bank of Liechtenstein. She lives in Eschen Eschen (; High Alemannic: ''Escha'') is a municipality in the north of Liechtenstein. It covers an area of , and is one of the five communes in the Unterland electoral district. As of 2024, it has a population of 4,629 inhabitants. Etymolog .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hassler-Gerner, Ingrid Living people 1978 births People from Eschen Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein) members of the Landt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlheinz Ritter
Karlheinz Ritter (1 July 1929 – 18 July 2008) was a lawyer and politician from Liechtenstein who served as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1970 to 1973 and again from 1978 to 1992. He is the longest-serving individual to hold the position. Life Ritter was born on 1 July 1929 in Vaduz as the son of lawyer Alois Ritter and Isabella Gassner as one of four children. He attended secondary school in St. Gallen before studying law in Bern, where he received a doctorate in 1950. In 1958, Ritter joined his father's law firm, Ritter & Beck Rechtsanwälte, which he took over upon his death in 1966. From 1966 to 1993 he was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein 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 .... He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liechtensteiner Vaterland
''Liechtensteiner Vaterland'' (; lit. "Liechtenstein Fatherland") is the largest daily newspaper in Liechtenstein. Published by Vaduzer Medienhaus AG, it is the official newspaper of the Patriotic Union party. History In January 1936, Christian-Social People's Party and Liechtenstein Homeland Service merged to form the Patriotic Union. As a result, the parties respective newspapers, the '' Liechtensteiner Nachrichten'' and ''Stimme für heimische Wirtschaft, Kultur und Volkstum'' merged to form the ''Liechtensteiner Vaterland'' with Carl Freiherr von Vogelsang as the first editor in chief. The newspaper came under controversy in January 1937 when Vogelsang publicly denounced Jews living in Liechtenstein and sent numerous letters detailing them to officials in Nazi Germany. As a result, Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Josef Hoop ordered the offices of the Vaterland to be searched for any letters to be confiscated and Vogelsang promptly left the country. Editing was then ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Oehry
Walter may refer to: People and fictional characters * Walter (name), including a list of people and fictional and mythical characters with the given name or surname * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" * Walter, standard author abbreviation for Thomas Walter (botanist) ( – 1789) * "Agent Walter", an early codename of Josip Broz Tito * Walter, pseudonym of the anonymous writer of '' My Secret Life'' * Walter Plinge, British theatre pseudonym used when the original actor's name is unknown or not wished to be included * John Walter (businessman), Canadian business entrepreneur Companies * American Chocolate, later called Walter, an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1906 * Walter Energy, a metallurgical coal producer for the global steel industry * Walter Aircraft Engines, Czech manufacturer of aero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)
The Patriotic Union (, VU) is a liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative political party in Liechtenstein. The VU is one of the two major List of political parties in Liechtenstein, political parties in Liechtenstein, along with the Monarchism, monarchist-Conservatism, conservative Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP). The VU is the relatively more liberalism, liberal of the two parties, supporting a constitutional monarchy and advocating for greater democratic governance. Since 2021, it is led by Thomas Zwiefelhofer and holds ten seats in the 25-member Landtag of Liechtenstein. History The Patriotic Union was formed by the 1936 merger of the Christian-Social People's Party (Liechtenstein), Christian-Social People's Party (VP) with the minor party Liechtenstein Homeland Service (LHD). While the VP was the larger and more popular party, following the merger members of the LHD took prominent positions in the leadership of the new party. After decades of being second to the Progress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elfriede Winiger
Elfriede, also known as Elfreda, Elfrida, Alfrida, Aelfrida, Elfrieda, Elftrude, Elftraut among other variants, is a female given name, derived from ''Ælfþryð'' (Aelfthryth) meaning "elf-strength". The name fell out of fashion in the Middle Ages and was revived in the 19th century in both England and Germany. Although some of its modern forms like Alfieda can be mistaken for feminine versions of Alfred, that derives from ''Ælfræd'' ('elf-counsel' or 'wise-elf'). The Southern German diminutive Friedel or Friedl is nowadays more common than the full name. Medieval * Saint Ælfflæd of Whitby, daughter of King Oswiu of Northumbria and Eanflæd, abbess of Whitby Abbey (654–714) * Saint Ælfthryth of Crowland (died c. 795) * Ælfthryth, wife of King Coenwulf of Mercia (fl. 810s) * Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders, daughter of King Alfred the Great Alfred the Great ( ; – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
