Johann Wachter
Johann Wachter | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland | |
| In office 29 April 1945 – 15 February 1953 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 March 1884 Schaan, Liechtenstein |
| Died | 12 August 1959 (aged 75) Schaan, Liechtenstein |
| Political party | Patriotic Union |
| Spouse |
Johanna Josefa Wachter
(m. 1912; died 1957) |
| Children | 9 |
Johann Ludwig Wachter (26 March 1884 – 12 August 1959) was a politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1945 to 1953.
Life
[edit]Wachter was born on 26 March 1884 in Schaan as the son of Johann Valentin and Maria Aloisia Falk as one of four children. He worked as a carpenter and farmer.[1]
From 1924 to 1927 and again from 1930 to 1933 Wachter was a member of the Schaan school board. From 1927 to 1936 and again from 1940 to 1948 he was a member of the Schaan municipal council. He was elected as a deputy member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein in 1939 as a member of the Patriotic Union as a part of the unified list between the party and the Progressive Citizens' Party for the formation of a coalition government, where he served until 1949.[2][3] He was a full member of the Landtag from 1945 to 1953, and again a deputy member from February to June 1953.[2]
From 1924 to 1958 he was the treasurer of the Liechtenstein health insurance fund, and the managing director of the Liechtenstein farmer's association from 1929 to 1951.[1]
Wachter married Johanna Josefa Wachter (12 March 1887 – 12 July 1957) on 5 February 1912 and they had nine children together.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Wachter, Johann Ludwig". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ a b Vogt 1987.
- ^ Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Stille Wahl". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
- 1884 births
- 1959 deaths
- 19th-century Liechtenstein people
- 20th-century Liechtenstein politicians
- People from Schaan
- Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein) politicians
- Liechtenstein farmers
- Liechtenstein carpenters
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1945–1949)
- Members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein (1949–1953)