Egon Matt (politician)

Egon Matt
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland
In office
2 February 1997 – 11 February 2001
Personal details
Born (1952-05-10) 10 May 1952 (age 73)
PartyFree List
Spouse
Ursula Gantenbein
(m. 1985)
Children4

Egon Matt (born 23 April 1952) is a physician and politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1997 to 2001.[1]

Life

Matt was born on 23 April 1952 in Mauren as the son of Paul Matt and Gertrud (née Frommelt) as one of four children.[1] He attended the Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium before receiving a doctorate in medicine in 1978; he worked in various hospitals, including in Sierra Leone, before opening his own medical practice in Mauren in 1988.[1][2]

He was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1997 to 2001 as a member of the Free List; he was also a member of the Landtag's audit committee.[1] Matt was a co-president of the party from 2005 to 2009, alongside Claudia Heeb-Fleck.[1][3] Following a disappointing result for the Free List in the 2009 elections, Matt and Heeb-Fleck resigned as president and they were succeeded by Wolfgang Marxer in June.[3]

In the run-up to the 2003 Liechtenstein constitutional referendum, Matt alongside other former members of the Landtag, opposed the proposed changes by the prince.[4]

Matt married Ursula Gantenbein on 10 May 1985 and they have four children together. He lives in Mauren.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Matt, Egon". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  2. ^ "«Ich helfe medizinisch, sie schenken mir Dankbarkeit»". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 12 November 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Freie Liste unter neuer Führung". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 20 June 2009. p. 9. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Aufruf an die Stimmbürgerinnen und Stimmbürger". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 11 March 2003. p. 11. Archived from the original on 21 December 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.