Johann Beck (born 1913)

Johann Beck
Member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein for Oberland
In office
14 June 1953 – 3 February 1978
Personal details
Born3 December 1913
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Died16 November 1997 (aged 83)
Triesenberg, Liechtenstein
Political partyPatriotic Union
Spouse
Irma Eberle
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(m. 1940)​
Children1

Johann Beck (3 December 1913 – 16 November 1997) was a journalist and politician from Liechtenstein who served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1953 to 1978.

Life

Beck was born on 3 December 1913 in Vaduz as the son of blacksmith Josef and Maria Beck as one of four children. He worked as a construction worker.[1]

From 1956 to 1979 he was the president of the Liechtenstein Employees' Association.[1] From June 1953 to 1978 he was a member of the Landtag of Liechtenstein as a member of the Patriotic Union. During this time, he was a member of the finance and audit committee.[2] From 1964 to 1974 he was a member of the board of directors of the old age and survivors' insurance in Liechtenstein, and was its vice president from 1970 to 1974. From 1974, he was an honourary member of the Patriotic Union.[1]

Beck also worked as a historian and journalist for newspapers where he wrote historical articles, poems, and travel reports. He was a member of the church choir in Triesenberg.[1]

He married Irma Eberle on 22 August 1940 and they had one child together. He died on 16 November 1997 in Triesenberg, aged 83.[1]

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Büchel, Donat (31 December 2011). "Beck, Johann (1913–1997)". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ^ Vogt 1987.

Bibliography

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