Ewald Ospelt

Ewald Ospelt
Ospelt in 2017
Mayor of Vaduz
In office 2007 – 1 May 2019
Deputy	Patrick Wille
Preceded by	Karlheinz Ospelt
Succeeded by	Manfred Bischof
Personal details
Born	(1960-05-21) 21 May 1960 (age 64) Grabs, Switzerland
Political party	Progressive Citizens' Party
Spouse(s)	Jutta Frommelt ​ (after 1986)​ Bettina Kindle ​ (m. 2013)​
Relations	Alois Ospelt (brother)
Children	2

Ewald Ospelt (born 21 May 1960) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served as mayor of Vaduz from 2007 to 2019.

Life

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 [de].[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

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] His brother Alois Ospelt served as a government councillor from 2001 to 2005.[4]

Honours

•  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

1. "Ospelt, Ewald". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 30 October 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
2. "Ewald Ospelt kandidiert nicht mehr". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 25 October 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
3. "Liechtensteins Vorsteher offiziell vereidigt". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 2 May 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
4. "Ospelt, Alois (*1946)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2024.