Ewald Ospelt
Ewald Ospelt | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Ospelt in 2017 | |
| Mayor of Vaduz | |
| In office 2007 – 1 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Karlheinz Ospelt |
| Succeeded by | Manfred Bischof |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1960 Grabs, Switzerland |
| Political party | Progressive Citizens' Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Jutta Frommelt (after 1986)Bettina Kindle (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
Ewald Ospelt (born 21 May 1960) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served as mayor of Vaduz from 2007 to 2019.
Life
[edit]Ospelt was born in Grabs, Switzerland. He attended secondary school in Vaduz and from 1976 to 1980 he conducted an apprenticeship as an electrician in Schaan. He won a bronze medal at the electrical WorldSkills in Atlanta in 1981, and became a certified electrical inspector in 1985. From 2001 to 2007 he was head of customer services at the Liechtensteinische Kraftwerke.[1]
From 1995 to 1999 Ospelt was a member of the Vaduz municipal council. From 1999 to 2003 he was deputy mayor of Vaduz, and then mayor from 2007 to 1 May 2019.[1] He did not stand for election in the 2019 Vaduz elections and was succeeded by Manfred Bischof.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Ospelt married Jutta Frommelt (born 1 September 1962) on 10 May 1986 and they had two children together. He then went on to marry Bettina Kindle (born 3 September 1969) on 26 July 2013.[1]
Honours
[edit]
Austria: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria (2016)[1]
Liechtenstein: Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein (2019)[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Ospelt, Ewald". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 30 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Ewald Ospelt kandidiert nicht mehr". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 25 October 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Liechtensteins Vorsteher offiziell vereidigt". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 2 May 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- Living people
- 1960 births
- People from Vaduz
- 20th-century Liechtenstein politicians
- 21st-century Liechtenstein politicians
- Progressive Citizens' Party politicians
- Mayors of Vaduz
- Recipients of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein