Alfred Hilbe cabinet

Alfred Hilbe cabinet
Government of Liechtenstein
Hilbe's cabinet in March 1970
Date formed	18 March 1970 (1970-27-18)
Date dissolved	27 March 1974 (1974-03-27)
People and organisations
Head of state	Franz Joseph II
Head of government	Alfred Hilbe
Deputy head of government	Walter Kieber
Total no. of members	6
Member parties	FBP VU
Status in legislature	Coalition 15 / 15 (100%)
History
Election	1970
Predecessor	Third Gerard Batliner cabinet
Successor	Walter Kieber cabinet

The Alfred Hilbe cabinet was the governing body of Liechtenstein from 18 March 1970 to 27 March 1974. It was appointed by Franz Joseph II and chaired by Alfred Hilbe.

History

The 1970 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for the Patriotic Union, making it the first time the party had held a majority since its formation in 1936.[1][2] As a result, the Third Gerard Batliner cabinet was dissolved with Alfred Hilbe succeeding Gerard Batliner as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein.[3][4][5]

During the government's term, it pioneered reforms of Liechtenstein's school system and efforts to address women's suffrage in Liechtenstein via two separate referendums on the topic in 1971 and 1973, though unsuccessful. In addition, it included the reopening of the Liechtenstein National Museum in 1972.[6]

The 1974 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for the Progressive Citizens' Party and as a result the cabinet was dissolved and succeeded by Walter Kieber as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein in the Walter Kieber cabinet.[4][5][7]

Members

	Picture	Name	Term	Role	Party
Prime Minister
		Alfred Hilbe	18 March 1970 – 27 March 1974	Foreign affairs Business Education Finance Construction	Patriotic Union
Deputy Prime Minister
		Walter Kieber	18 March 1970 – 27 March 1974	Interior Justice Healthcare Traffic	Progressive Citizens' Party
Government councillors
		Andreas Vogt	18 March 1970 – 27 March 1974	Social services	Patriotic Union
		Cyrill Büchel	18 March 1970 – April 1971	Culture Youth	Patriotic Union
		Walter Oehry	April 1971 – 27 March 1974	Culture Youth	Patriotic Union
		William Hoop	18 March 1970 – 27 March 1974	Agriguculture Forestry	Progressive Citizens' Party

See also

• Politics of Liechtenstein

References

1. "Liechtenstein's Voters End 32-Year Coalition". The New York Times. 2 February 1970. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
2. Marxer, Wilfried (31 December 2011). "Patriotic Union (VU)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
3. "Heute: Vereidigung der neuen Regierung". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 18 March 1970. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
4. Paul Vogt (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag. Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
5. "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.
6. Editorial (31 December 2011). "Hilbe, Alfred". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
7. Liechtenstein Inter-Parliamentary Union