Klaus Tschütscher

Klaus Tschütscher
Official portrait, 2009
Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
In office
25 March 2009 – 27 March 2013
MonarchsHans-Adam II
Alois (regent)
DeputyMartin Meyer [de]
Preceded byOtmar Hasler
Succeeded byAdrian Hasler
Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein
In office
21 April 2005 – 25 March 2009
MonarchsHans-Adam II
Alois (regent)
Prime MinisterOtmar Hasler
Preceded byRita Kieber-Beck
Succeeded byMartin Meyer
Personal details
Born (1967-07-08) 8 July 1967 (age 57)
Grabs, Switzerland
Political partyPatriotic Union
Spouse(s)
Jeanette Eggenberger
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(m. 1994, divorced)​

Arzu Alanyurt
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(m. 2011)​
Children4

Klaus Tschütscher (German pronunciation: [ˈklaʊs ˈtʃʏtʃɐ]; born 8 July 1967) is a politician from Liechtenstein who served as the Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 2009 to 2013. He previously served as Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 2005 to 2009, under the government of Otmar Hasler.

Early life and career

Tschütscher attended primary and secondary school in Vaduz. He then studied law at the University of St. Gallen from 1987 to 1993, where he received a diploma in 1996. He worked at the university as a research associate from 1993 to 1995.[1]

He was head of the administrative department for legal services and economy at the Liechtenstein fiscal authority. Two months later he additionally became deputy director of the fiscal authority. From 1998 to 2005 Tschütscher taught avocationally as a part-time lecturer at the University of Liechtenstein. 2002 to 2005 he graduated once again in a Master of Law-postgraduate study on International Business Law at the University of Zurich.[1]

Prime Minister of Liechtenstein

See also: Klaus Tschütscher cabinet
Tschütscher (left) with Reinhold Lopatka in January 2013.

In the 2005 Liechtenstein general election the leading Progressive Citizens' Party lost the absolute majority and entered into a coalition government with the Patriotic Union.[2][3] Tschütscher became Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein in the government of Otmar Hasler.[4] In this position his ministries were justice, economic affairs and sports.[1]

The 2009 Liechtenstein general election resulted in a win for Patriotic Union and Tschütscher was appointed Prime Minister of Liechtenstein on 25 March 2009.[4] His term in office was marked by an effort to move the country away from being a tax haven.[5] In addition, it included the passing of a same-sex registered partnership law and Liechtenstein joining the Schengen Area in 2011.[1]

Tschütscher did not stand for re-election in the 2013 Liechtenstein general election and was succeeded by Adrian Hasler on 27 March 2013.[4][5][6]

Later life

From 2014 he was Honorary Consul of Russia in Liechtenstein, which he resigned in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. He was a board member of the University of Liechtenstein from 2018 to 2023.[1]

Tschütscher (centre) with his government in 2011.

Personal life

Tschütscher married Jeanette Eggenberger (born 25 January 1963) on 1 June 1994 and they had two children together, but got divorced at an unspecified time.[1] He then went on to marry Arzu Alanyurt (born 16 October 1978), a Turkish Austrian, on 11 July 2011 and they have another two children together.[1][7] He lives in Ruggell.[8]

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Tschütscher, Klaus". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). 9 May 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1166 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. ^ "Koalitionsangebot beschlossen". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 15 March 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "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.
  5. ^ a b Burmeister, Thomas (1 February 2013). "Cleaner but poorer, Liechtenstein goes to the polls". Europe online magazine. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Koalition statt Ko-Opposition: FBP und VU für Ende der Parteipolitik". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 27 March 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  7. ^ "PrismaLife: Wechsel in der Geschäftsleitung / Arzu Tschütscher-Alanyurt zur Chief Financial Officer des führenden liechtensteinischen Lebensversicherers bestellt". 3 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Regierung des Fürstentums Liechtenstein: Dr. Klaus Tschütscher". Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  9. ^ Parliamentary question, page=2029