David Strub
David Strub | |
|---|---|
 Strub c. 1960 | |
| President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein | |
| In office January 1957 – December 1957 | |
| Monarch | Franz Joseph II |
| Vice President | Johann Georg Hasler |
| Preceded by | Alois Ritter |
| Succeeded by | Josef Hoop |
| In office January 1955 – December 1955 | |
| Monarch | Franz Joseph II |
| Preceded by | Alois Ritter |
| Succeeded by | Alois Ritter |
| In office January 1945 – December 1953 | |
| Monarch | Franz Joseph II |
| Preceded by | Anton Frommelt |
| Succeeded by | Alois Ritter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1897 Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
| Died | 15 November 1985 (aged 88) Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
| Political party | Progressive Citizens' Party |
| Spouse |
Franziska Grünberger
(m. 1928; died 1985) |
| Children | 2 |
David Strub (16 September 1897 – 15 November 1985) was a businessman and political figure from Liechtenstein who served as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein on three non-consecutive occasions, ranging from 1945 to 1957. He was also mayor of Vaduz from 1942 to 1966.
Early life
[edit]Strub was born on 16 September 1897 in Vaduz as the son of Josef Ritter and Karolina Thönyone as one of five children. He attended secondary school in the city.[1]
Career
[edit]Strub entered a political career early in his life, serving as a government councillor from 1913 to 1923. He then briefly worked in the National Bank of Liechtenstein before becoming a self-employed businessman and trustee. From 1931 to 1949 he was a board member of the Liechtenstein Alpine Association. During World War II, he defied Nazi Germany and the German National Movement in Liechtenstein by starting a bonfire designed to act as a manifestation of the burning of Swastikas.[1]
In 1942, he was elected mayor of Vaduz, which he served until 1966 as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party. During his time as mayor he oversaw the construction of the Alphotel Gaflei and a new Sewage Treatment Plant in 1959, improving the cities sewage infrastructure significantly.[1] He was elected to the Landtag of Liechtenstein in 1945 and was shortly after appointed as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein, a position that he held on three non-consecutive occasions, from January 1945 to December 1953 then again from January 1955 to December 1955 and finally from January 1957 to December 1957.[2]
From 1959 to 1966, he served as a board member of the National Bank of Liechtenstein. He also served as the president of the Switzerland – Liechtenstein Society twice 1960 to 1962 and again from 1964 to 1966, he then became a honorary member in 1968. He was also an honorary member of the Harmoniemusik Vaduz.[1][3]
Personal life and family
[edit]Strub married Franziska Grünberger (19 April 1900 – 23 June 1985) on 19 April 1928 and they had two children together.[1] His brother's granddaughter, Susanne Eberle-Strub served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 2017 to 2021.[4]
Strub died on 15 November 1985 in Vaduz, aged 88 years old.[5] He is buried at the cemetery of Vaduz next to his wife. One of their two daughters, Hilda (1930–2008), and her husband Hubert Frommelt (1919–2013) are buried in the same grave.
Honours
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Strub, David". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Mitglieder - Präsidenten" (in German). March 27, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27.
- ^ "Er sieht seine Freunde weiterbauen. Zum 80. Geburtstag von alt Bürgermeister und alt Landtagspräsident David Strub". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 15 September 1977. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Interview mit Susanne Eberle-Strub in Liechtenstein Live Archived 2017-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, 13. Dezember 2016
- ^ "Landtagspräsident David Strub ist tot". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 19 November 1985. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- 1897 births
- 1985 deaths
- Presidents of the Landtag of Liechtenstein
- Progressive Citizens' Party politicians
- 20th-century Liechtenstein politicians
- Anti-fascism in Liechtenstein
- People from Vaduz
- Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein
- Liechtenstein businesspeople
- 19th-century Liechtenstein people
- Mayors of Vaduz
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1945–1949)
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1949–1953)
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1953–1957)
- Vice presidents of the Landtag of Liechtenstein