Florian Meier

Florian Meier
Meier in 2024
Mayor of Vaduz
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 May 2024
Deputy	Antje Moser
Preceded by	Petra Miescher
Personal details
Born	(1988-11-24) 24 November 1988 (age 36) Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Political party	Progressive Citizens' Party
Spouse	Mirjam Negele ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	3

Florian Meier (born 14 November 1988) is a politician from Liechtenstein who has served as the mayor of Vaduz since 2024. He previously served as deputy mayor from 2023 to 2024.

Life

From 2011 to 2024 Meier worked as a police officer in the Liechtenstein National Police.[1] He was deputy mayor of Vaduz from 2023. In January 2024 he was relieved of duty as a police officer in order to step in as mayor for Petra Miescher who was absent on sick leave.[2] Miescher resigned on 24 May 2024 due to ongoing health issues and Meier was placed as acting mayor.[3]

He was elected to the position in his own right in the 2024 Vaduz mayoral by-election on 25 August 2024, where he was elected unanimously with no opposition.[4][5] He is a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party.[6] He was sworn on 18 September by prime minister Daniel Risch and deputy prime minister Sabine Monauni.[7]

Meier married Mirjam Negele (born 19 October 1986) on 29 May 2010 and they have three children together.[1]

See also

• 2024 Vaduz mayoral by-election

References

1. "Meier, Florian". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 25 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
2. "Für Stellvertretung der Bürgermeisterin: Florian Meier wird von Polizeidienst freigestellt". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
3. "Regierung ordnet Bürgermeister-Nachwahl in Vaduz an". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
4. Sele, David (25 August 2024). "Vaduz hat einen neuen Bürgermeister". Liechtensteiner Vaterland. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
5. "Florian Meier elected mayor". Gemeinde of Vaduz - English. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
6. Sele, David (20 June 2024). "FBP nominiert Florian Meier für Bürgermeister-Nachwahl". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
7. "Florian Meier und Antje Moser leiten nun offiziell die Geschicke von Vaduz". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.