Josef Büchel
Josef Büchel | |
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Franz Joseph II | |
Prime Minister | Alexander Frick Gerard Batliner |
Preceded by | Ferdinand Nigg |
Succeeded by | Alfred Hilbe |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 February 1910 Gamprin, Liechtenstein |
Died | 15 November 1991 (aged 81) Triesen, Liechtenstein |
Political party | Patriotic Union |
Spouse |
Helena Schächle (m. 1935) |
Children | 3 |
Josef Büchel (28 February 1910 – 15 November 1991) was a teacher and civil servant from
Early life and career
Büchel was born on 28 February 1910 in Gamprin to the father of Felix Büchel and his mother Anna Matt as one of seven children.[1]
After training as a teacher Büchel taught in Balzers from 1931 to 1935 and in Triesen from 1935 to 1945. Büchel founded the Liechtenstein section of the Swiss health and accident insurance Konkordia in 1932. He was also the conductor of the Triesen church choir from 1937 to 1945.[1]
Political career
Büchel entered politics as a member of the Patriotic Union and as an editor of the Liechtensteiner Vaterland from 1938 to 1939 and again from 1941 to 1943. During this time he published several articles friendly to Nazi Germany. He was also a member of the State Tax Commission from 1939 to 1949 and the chairman of the commission from 1939 to 1944.[1]
From 1945 to 1952 he was a government secretary. From February to June 1953 and again from 1957 to 1958 he was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein. From June 1953 to 1957 he was a deputy member of the Landtag. From 1954 to 1957 he was the party secretary of the Patriotic Union.[1]
After the death of
From 1967 he worked as an independent legal agent and
Büchel died on 15 November 1991 in Triesen, aged 81 years old.[1]
Personal life
Büchel married Helena Schächle (1 October 1908 – 26 October 1996) on 1 October 1935 and they had three children together.[1]
Literature
- Der Gemeindenutzen im Fürstentum Liechtenstein (unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Gemeindebodens) (1953)[5]
- Geschäftsbriefe und Geschäftsaufsätze für den Schulunterricht (1958)
- Geschichte der Gemeinde Triesen (1989)[6]
References
- ^ Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein(in German). Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Der stellvertretende Regierungschef Ferdinand Nigg ist gestorben". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 17 July 1957. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Mitglieder der Regierung des Fürstentums Liechtenstein 1862–2021". www.regierung.li.
- Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein(in German). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Büchel, Josef (1953). Der Gemeindenutzen im Fürstentum Liechtenstein (in German). Triesen.
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