Eugen Schädler

Eugen Schädler
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Unterland
In office 4 April 1939 – 1 September 1957
Personal details
Born	17 April 1899 Nendeln, Liechtenstein
Died	22 September 1973 (aged 74) Nendeln, Liechtenstein
Political party	Progressive Citizens' Party
Spouse	Elwina Katharina Hoop ​ ​ (m. 1929)​
Children	4, including Emma Eigenmann

Eugen Schädler (17 April 1899 – 22 September 1973) was an industrialist and politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1939 to 1957.

Career

Schädler was born on 17 April 1899 in Nendeln as the son of deputy member of the Landtag and councillor Gebhard Schädler and Anna Beck. He attended teacher training college in Feldkirch, then pottery school in Steyr. Upon his father's death in 1929, he took over the pottery workshop business Keramik Werkstatt Schaedler AG, which he expanded into an industrial manufacturing company.[1]

He was elected to the Landtag of Liechtenstein in 1939 as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party as a part of the unified list between the party and the Patriotic Union for the formation of a coalition government, where he served until 1957.[2][3] During this time, he was a member of the Landtag's finance, audit and the state committee. From 1942 to 1951 he was a municipal councillor in Eschen and from 1956 to 1959 he was a member of the supervisory board the of VP Bank.[1]

Personal life

Schädler married Elwina Katharina Hoop (14 March 1900 – 19 February 1980), the sister of prime minister Josef Hoop, on 25 July 1929 and they had four children together.[1] His daughter, Emma Eigenmann, was the first woman to serve in the Landtag from 1986 to 1993.[4]

References

1. Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Schädler, Eugen". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
2. Vogt 1987.
3. Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Stille Wahl". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
4. "Eigenmann-Schädler, Emma". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

Bibliography

• Vogt, Paul (1987). 125 Jahre Landtag (in German). Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein.