Andreas Vogt (29 August 1918 – 23 August 2002) was a Liechtenstein politician who served as a government councillor from 1965 to 1974, with the role of social affairs. He previously served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1953 to 1962.

Life

Vogt was born on 29 August 1918 in Balzers as the son of Georg Vogt and Regina Büchel as one of four children. He trained as a plumber and heating installer in Azmoos [de], Buchs and Bern. In the late 1940s, he started his own plumbing and heating business in Balzers, which later moved to Vaduz.[1]

From February to June 1953 he was a deputy member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein as a member of the Patriotic Union, then a full member from June 1953 to 1962.[2] During this time, he was a member of the finance, audit, and state committees.[1] he was again a deputy member from 1962 to 1966.[2] From 1965 to 1974, he was a government councillor with the role of social affairs in the second and third Gerard Batliner cabinet, and also in the Alfred Hilbe cabinet.[3][4]

He was a co-founder of the Liechtenstein Association for the Elderly and was the honorary president of FC Balzers.[1]

Vogt married Aloisia Steger (30 October 1913 – 29 April 1967) on 1 March 1943 and they had two children together. He then went on to marry Eleonore Tzschentke on 16 September 1972. Finally, he married Judith Rieser on 25 May 1984 and they had another child together.[1] He died on 23 August 2002 in Balzers, aged 88 years old.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Vogt, Andreas (1918–2002)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b Vogt 1987.
  3. ^ "Mitglieder der Regierung des Fürstentums Liechtenstein 1862-2021" (PDF). www.regierung.li. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Neue Regierung im Amt". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 21 March 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Andreas Vogt, Balzers ✝". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 14 November 2002. p. 10. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

Bibliography

  • Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
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