Oswald Bühler (2 March 1899 – 8 December 1962) was a lawyer and politician from
Liechtenstein
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who served in the
Landtag of Liechtenstein
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 on ...
from 1939 to 1945 and again from 1949 to 1957. He also served as the Mayor of Mauren from 1948 to 1962.
Career
Bühler was born on 2 March 1899 in
Mauren
Mauren (; High Alemannic: ''Muura'') is a municipality in Liechtenstein that is situated in the north of the country. It has a population of 4,401. The Curta mechanical calculator was produced by Contina AG, in Mauren.David Bühler and Wilhelmine Marock as one of four children. In 1918, he joined 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 ...
and from 1936 to 1939 he was a member of the Mauren municipal council. Throughout the 1930s, he as a prominent opponent of fascist elements within Liechtenstein, such as the
Liechtenstein Homeland Service
Liechtenstein Homeland Service (, LHD) was a political party in Liechtenstein that advocated corporate statism and the abolition of party politics. Shortly after its founding, the party also moved towards Nazism. It merged with the Christian-Soci ...
and
German National Movement in Liechtenstein
The German National Movement in Liechtenstein (, VDBL) was a Nazi party in Liechtenstein that existed between 1938 and 1945.
Formation and ideology
Nazi groups had existed in Liechtenstein since 1933, primarily because of the rise of Nazi Ge ...
. At some point, Bühler took over his father's legal firm.
He was elected to the
Landtag of Liechtenstein
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 on ...
in
1939
This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history.
Events
Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1
** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party as a part of the unified list between the party and the Patriotic Union for the formation of a coalition government. He was then a deputy member of the Landtag from
1945
1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat.
Events
World War II will be ...
, before being re-elected again in
1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025
* January 2 – Luis ...
, where he served until 1957. During this time, he was also a member of the Landtag's state committee, the finance committee and the audit committee. In addition, he was Mayor of Mauren from 1948 to 1962, where he is credited with expanding the road services, the rapid industrialisation of the municipality and the building of a new community hall in 1950.
In 1935, he founded a textile factory 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 ...
and from 1928 to 1955 he was a member of the board of directors of the ''
Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe
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'' and
National Bank of Liechtenstein
Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG, trading as LLB (stylised as llb), is a financial institution located in Liechtenstein, based in the capital city Vaduz. Since 1993 it has been listed as a company at the SIX Swiss Exchange, with the majority of ...
, as well as at the VP Bank from 1956 to 1962. He was also a member of the board at the Liechtenstein Red Cross from 1953 until his death in 1962.
Personal life and death
Bühler married Olivia Maria Matt (4 July 1901 – 23 December 1985) on 13 May 1930 and they had three children together. He died in the hospital in
Grabs, Switzerland
Grabs is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Werdenberg (Wahlkreis), Werdenberg in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of St. Gallen, St. Gallen in Switzerland.
History
Grabs is first menti ...
as a result of a hunting accident on 8 December 1962, aged 63 years old.